Private company
McGarryBowen
American advertising agency
mcgarrybowen is an advertising agency founded in 2002 by John McGarry, former president of Young & Rubicam, Stewart Owen, former chief strategic officer of Young & Rubicam, and Gordon Bowen, a former executive creative director at Ogilvy & Mather and Young & Rubicam and who together until 2008 held roughly 90% of the company. mcgarrybowen was acquired for an undisclosed amount by Dentsu in 2008. mcgarrybowen ranked as the largest independent advertising agency in New York and 11th in the U.S., as ranked by AdAge 2005.2 It employed 700 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryadvertising agency1
- HeadquartersNew York City1
- Websitewww.mcgarrybowen.com
- Legal formlimited liability company1
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mcgarrybowen is an advertising agency founded in 2002 by John McGarry, former president of Young & Rubicam, Stewart Owen, former chief strategic officer of Young & Rubicam, and Gordon Bowen, a former executive creative director at Ogilvy & Mather and Young & Rubicam and who together until 2008 held roughly 90% of the company. mcgarrybowen was acquired for an undisclosed amount by Dentsu in 2008.2
Timeline
- 2002Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.mcgarrybowen.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/labsmb1
- WikipediaMcGarryBowen
- WikidataQ868269
Sources
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- 1WikidataMcGarryBowen on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaMcGarryBowen on Wikipedia