Grey San Francisco president Milan Martin has stepped down after approximately three and a half years. He announced his departure on LinkedIn earlier this week.
Today an agency spokesperson confirmed that he is no longer with Grey and that his next venture is unknown but declined to elaborate. At least one source claims that Martin expressed a desire to leave the agency world entirely.
Another party tells us that the WPP network is in talks with an executive who will lead its San Francisco and Los Angeles-area operations, which include mobile unit ArcTouch.
Martin joined Grey San Francisco as president back in 2013, following nearly three years as chief strategist, managing director for San Francisco digital agency Anthem Worldwide. Prior to that he spent over two and a half years as president of gyro New York, working with clients including Virgin Atlantic, Hess, Novartis and Tyco. That followed a decade as senior partner, worldwide account director at Ogilvy & Mather.
In his LinkedIn announcement, Martin said, “I couldn’t be more proud to have been a part of this wonderful organization and to have had the opportunity to make an impact on our industry with such an extraordinary group of people in San Francisco and around the world. Thank you to my partners, colleagues and clients for making me better in ways both personal and professional.”