BBDO's Firestone Steps Down

Health Issues Lead President/CEO to Resign
CHICAGO–Executives at BBDO Minneapolis have begun a search for a new president and chief executive to replace Jon Firestone, who is leaving the shop for health reasons.
Firestone, 54, last week announced his resignation to clients and agency staffers. He made the decision last month after doctors advised him to cut down on his workload.
“There’s no way to back off in this business,” he said. “You either do it or you don’t.”
The 30-year BBDO veteran began his career at Kenyon & Echardt in New York and Detroit before joining BBDO’s New York office in 1969.