# Jeff Browe

> Jeff Browe is the Long Beach-based CEO of BastionBUNTIN, the U.S. agency formed by the August 2026 merger of Bastion USA and BUNTIN. A former VML managing director with more than two decades at WPP agencies, his career includes automotive relationship marketing, customer acquisition and loyalty work for brands including Land Rover, Lincoln, Southwest Airlines and Disney.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at BastionBUNTIN
- **Organizations:** BastionBUNTIN, Bastion USA, VML, Wunderman Thompson, Wunderman, Young & Rubicam, NATAS Pacific Southwest
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Advertising, Ferris State University
- **Known for:** An earlier agency biography credits him with five automotive ECHO awards in five years., Two-time recipient of the WPP Partnership in Practice integration award., Recipient of the global Lester Wunderman award in 2004.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Completed his degree at Ferris State University.
- **2004** — Received the global Lester Wunderman award.
- **2015** — Published Loyalty Marketing: The Power of Mystery, sharing an unlaunched client proposal.
- **2022-2023** — Listed on the NATAS Pacific Southwest Board of Governors as a Wunderman Thompson California representative.
- **2024-06** — Joined Bastion as U.S. CEO from a managing director role at VML.
- **2024-11** — Bastion announced its U.S. headquarters relocation from Laguna Hills to Costa Mesa during his leadership.
- **2026-08** — Became CEO of BastionBUNTIN following the merger of Bastion USA and BUNTIN.

## Achievements

- An earlier agency biography credits him with five automotive ECHO awards in five years.
- Two-time recipient of the WPP Partnership in Practice integration award.
- Recipient of the global Lester Wunderman award in 2004.
- An earlier agency biography records 14 vehicle launches and CRM programs across five automotive brands.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Appeared with Jeffrey Buntin Jr. in an Indie Thinking interview about the merger, featured by Indie Agency News on October 5.
- **2026-08** — Named CEO of BastionBUNTIN following the Bastion USA-BUNTIN merger.
- **2026-05** — Welcomed Vanessa Dziura as President, Insights, USA.
- **2025-12** — Welcomed Jody Sowa as Managing Director, Public Relations, United States.

## Links

- Website: https://bastionbuntin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrowe

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