Omnicom Media Group has hired former Havas investment chief John Lynch as its new Head of Out of Home and Audio Partnerships.

Lynch has also held senior investment roles at Zenith and Posterscope across a 25 year media career. He will lead strategic partnerships across OOH and Audio and report to Kristiaan Kroon.

“John brings a complementary skill set that will continue to drive high value for our clients," said Kroon. "He shares our values and will deliver results in a way we can all be proud of”.

Lynch said joining the firm is "an absolute privilege ... I look forward to contributing to continued success for the group, clients and media partners in the coming years.”