Leadership Team

William J.
Manfredi

EVP, Global Talent Management

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William J. Mandredi is responsible for leading a worldwide Human Resources capability that supports the operation and strategic needs of Wunderman’s growing global network. His ability to understand client business needs results in cutting-edge talent management programs that enable the agency to deliver the best talent to our clients and allows their businesses to thrive.

As EVP, Global Talent Management across Young & Rubicam Brands, Bill is responsible for Wunderman’s human capital initiatives, which center on empowering our people at every level with the responsibility, knowledge and tools to add strategic value to the business and achieve bottom-line results. He is a member of the Wunderman Leadership Board.

Throughout his tenure, Bill has overseen the initial staffing and talent management strategy for Wunderman’s highly successful Microsoft and Nokia accounts, and before that for IBM, one of the first marketers to consolidate its agency relations globally. His success stems from using a client-focused talent selection model and consistent on-boarding/knowledge certification programs.

Bill also oversees the development and growth of Wunderman University, the only agency-based learning and education system recognized by the Direct Marketing Education Foundation (DMEF). In 2008, Wunderman and its subsidiary KnowledgeBase Marketing (now KBM Group) received the DMEF Corporate Commitment Award for excellence in all areas of direct marketing education.

In 2010, Bill and his team created Z Academy, an innovative learning program that helps Wunderman tap the most tech-savvy digital and design students from the world’s best digital and design schools, including Singapore, New York, London and Savannah.

His broad-based experience is essential for running a global human resources operation. As Global Human Resources vice president at Ernst & Young Consulting, he built a global resource function. As director of Human Resources at CSC Consulting and Sprint International, Bill established internal recruiting processes, developed global recruitment programs, established worldwide staffing networks and developed and implemented competency models to ensure selection of world-class candidates for key positions.