Stagwell (STGW) Accelerates APAC Growth with ADK GLOBAL Acquisition and Leadership Summit in Bangkok

BANGKOK,March 12,2025 -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW),the challenger network built to transform marketing,hosted an Asia-Pacific (APAC) leadership summit in Bangkok building on the network's momentum of driving growth in the region and acquisition of ADK GLOBAL in early 2025.

Stagwell's APAC leadership summit in Bangkok from March 5-7,2025: a platform for bringing together the network’s regional leaders and reinforcing the network’s strategic vision

The acquisition of ADK GLOBAL significantly strengthens Stagwell's APAC presence,expanding Stagwell's APAC footprint to over 2,000 team members across 14 countries,and is set to enhance Stagwell's AI-powered digital marketing capabilities.

Building on this momentum,Stagwell hosted its biennial APAC leadership summit in Bangkok from March 5-7,2025: a platform for bringing together the network's regional leaders and reinforcing the network's strategic vision. Together with Stagwell's agencies and affiliates,senior leaders from both ADK and Stagwell attended the summit,engaging in high-level discussions on integration,collaboration,and the role of APAC in global success.

Stagwell also leveraged the APAC leadership summit to relaunch its Global Affiliate Program,which bolsters full-service and specialty digital solutions for clients worldwide. By engaging in strategic partnerships with regional affiliates,Stagwell builds on its commitment to delivering next-generation marketing solutions tailored to today's evolving consumer landscape.

"We've spent the past year expanding Stagwell across APAC,and now have 2,500 people in the region," said Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn at the summit. "The most important thing for me in founding Stagwell was a collaborative culture where agencies work together while still maintaining their unique character. We're now right-sized to win bigger and better."

About Stagwell:

Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands,connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs,our specialists in 40+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us atwww.stagwellglobal.com.

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Toshiya Oyama,Representative Director,President & Group CEO of ADK Holdings and Mark Penn,Stagwell Chairman and CEO