Charles E. "Chuck" Brymer (born July 30, 1959) is an American businessman, marketing strategist, author, and former President and CEO of

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, an advertising agency.

Early years

Chuck Brymer was born in

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the third of four children of Natalie and Robert L. Brymer, then a senior advertising executive at McCann Erikson. He graduated from the

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's College of Communications & Information with a

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in communications in 1981.

Career

Brymer worked at various television stations and ad agencies during college. In 1982, he opened and ran

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office at age 24. During his tenure at

, Brymer worked on the company's

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account. He left BBDO for Interbrand, a global branding consulting firm in 1985. In 1986, while at Interbrand, Chuck Brymer was named one of

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's People to Watch at age 27. At Interbrand, Brymer served as founding president of the British company's U.S. Division. He also worked closely with Interbrand founder and CEO John Murphy. Interbrand was purchased by

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in 1993. In 1994, Omnicom appointed Brymer president and CEO of Interbrand. During Brymer's tenure as CEO, Interbrand added multiple international offices. In 2006, at age 46, Brymer became president and CEO of

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-owned

, overseeing the company's 200 offices worldwide. He was replaced by Wendy Clark in 2018. Brymer also helped create

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's "World's Most Valuable Brands" feature. He has advised the

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on the United States' international image. Brymer is active in corporate governance. He was appointed to the boards of

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and the

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in 2007. Brymer also serves on the board of

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Author

Brymer is the author of ''The Nature of Marketing: Marketing to the Swarm as Well as the Herd'' (). He is also a co-author of

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's ''Brands and Branding'' ().

Personal life

He is married to Tracy Brymer. He has four children.

References

External links

DDB

Interbrand

Brand Channel
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