Signal A Running Record of Findings from the Internet / August 31, 2026

OMA Went From 59 People to Nearly 280. Two New Managing Partners Now Run It.

Marianne Anthonissen and David Gianotten took joint charge in July, alongside two other new partners. Gianotten arrived in 2009 when the office had 59 staff; it now works out of Rotterdam, New York, Asia, the Middle East and Australia, and the plan is to hold the partnership at ten.

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