Executive Vice President Catherine Guthrie is responsible for the management and oversight of all of Leo Burnett’s multinational accounts. Additionally, she serves as one of the four members of the agency’s global lead team, charged with integrating and streamlining the company’s efforts.

A native of Connecticut, Catherine attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she earned her B.S. in Journalism and a B.A. in Communications in 1977. Upon graduation, she began working at the Colorado Daily newspaper, where she remained until 1981.

Since joining Burnett in February of 1981, Catherine has lent her time and talents to a range of clients including: P&G, Philip Morris, M&M/Mars, United Distillers, Heineken and Coca-Cola. She has also been the General Manager of LB Hong Kong and Managing Director of LB Taiwan. Upon her return to the US in 1989, Catherine and her husband Warren ran the agency’s Retail Business Unit. Before becoming the worldwide president of multinational accounts, Catherine ran the worldwide P&G account for fi ve years, wrking in four offi ces around the world (Chicago, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan) working directly with 30+ global offi ces on a daily basis.

Catherine and her husband Warren (whom she met in 1981 at Burnett) have three sons, Andrew, Tyler and Sean and live in Winnetka, IL. When Catherine is not working or traveling for work, she enjoys traveling for fun, skiing and playing golf.

Executive Vice President Catherine Guthrie is responsible for the management and oversight of all of Leo Burnett’s multinational accounts. Additionally, she serves as one of the four members of the agency’s global lead team, charged with integrating and streamlining the company’s efforts.

A native of Connecticut, Catherine attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she earned her B.S. in Journalism and a B.A. in Communications in 1977. Upon graduation, she began working at the Colorado Daily newspaper, where she remained until 1981.

Since joining Burnett in February of 1981, Catherine has lent her time and talents to a range of clients including: P&G, Philip Morris, M&M/Mars, United Distillers, Heineken and Coca-Cola. She has also been the General Manager of LB Hong Kong and Managing Director of LB Taiwan. Upon her return to the US in 1989, Catherine and her husband Warren ran the agency’s Retail Business Unit. Before becoming the worldwide president of multinational accounts, Catherine ran the worldwide P&G account for fi ve years, wrking in four offi ces around the world (Chicago, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Taiwan) working directly with 30+ global offi ces on a daily basis.

Catherine and her husband Warren (whom she met in 1981 at Burnett) have three sons, Andrew, Tyler and Sean and live in Winnetka, IL. When Catherine is not working or traveling for work, she enjoys traveling for fun, skiing and playing golf.