Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, a global advertising company, has appointed Craig Gangi general counsel for its business in the United States and Canada.

Gangi joins Clear Channel Outdoor from Omnicom Group, where he was general counsel of Omnicom Media Group, responsible for worldwide legal support in all areas. Prior to Omnicom, Gangi was an executive with AOL Time Warner and a vice president of law at Cendant Corporation.

In his new role, Gangi is responsible for all legal matters at Clear Channel Outdoor North America and jointly reports to Suzanne Grimes, president, chief operating officer, and chief compliance officer for North America, and Rob Walls, general counsel and secretary for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings and CC Media Holdings.