Timothy A Sompolski

Timothy Sompolski became Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies, in July of 2004. Sompolski has a long and distinguished career in the human resources field, most recently with Altria Group, Inc., where he was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration and led the function for six years until January 2003 when he left the company. He started with the Kraft Foods Division in 1984 as Manager of Compensation and International Benefits and subsequently served in a variety of compensation and benefits roles, culminating in his role as Vice President of Corporate Human Resources, a position he held until 1996. He was the Director of Compensation for McGraw Edison Company and began his career as an Assistant Personnel Manager with Quasar Electronics Company, a subsidiary of Matsushita Electronics. Throughout his career, Sompolski has designed compensation programs for companies to reward individuals for driving improved financial performance and for actions that helped companies achieve broader strategic objectives. He has directed global talent management systems to maximize development opportunities for employees and has led employee and company diversity initiatives to focus on best practices for the advancement of women and minorities, both within the organization as well as with suppliers.