Mirriad Advertising plc announced that it has appointed Stephan Beringer, to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective 1st October 2018. Mr. Beringer succeeds Mark Popkiewicz, who will step down from the role after 11 years with the Company on that date. For the last nine years, Mr. Beringer has pioneered change as President of Data, Technology and Innovation at advertising giant Publicis. During his time with the company, Mr. Beringer has been key to the group's work to transform advertising through a period of intense change in the industry. He spearheaded the development of the company's global data platform as well as its dynamic content and creative program, and as CEO of VivaKi, drove the transformation of Publicis' programmatic buying and servicing model. He has worked with some of the world's biggest brands including McDonald's, Audi, Nissan, Asus, P&G and Michelin, and led key technology partnerships and initiatives with companies such as Adobe, Microsoft and Google. The board announced that Mr. Popkiewicz will continue to work on certain projects as a consultant over the next six months and will work with Mr. Beringer through the leadership transition period to ensure an orderly hand over.