IMG Hires Longtime Ogilvy & Mather Exec Doug Scott To Fill New Position

IMG today announced the hiring of longtime Ogilvy & Mather exec DOUG SCOTT as VP/Marketing & Brand Solutions. The position is a new one at IMG and is designed to add creative expertise to the company’s sales and consulting group. Scott will report to IMG President of Global Sales GREG D'ALBA and build out a creative team that will work alongside IMG consulting execs ED HORNE and BRET WERNER. Scott, who will be based in N.Y., will focus on helping brands develop content and expanding content and branding around properties IMG owns and operates. He previously oversaw OgilvyEntertainment, the branded content and entertainment division of Ogilvy & Mather. He also was a founder of Matter and Exec VP at Hypnotic. He was the Exec Producer of the '12 documentary “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and later aired on CNN. He has won over 50 creative awards from groups like Cannes Lions, Effie Worldwide and CLIO Awards.