Conrad to Retire from Burnett

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CHICAGO — Leo Burnett Worldwide Chief Creative Officer Michael Conrad will retire from the agency at the end of the year, the agency said.

Conrad, 58, will continue to work with the agency as a consultant.

Miguel Angel Furones, 53, who was named deputy chief creative officer at Burnett in June 2001, will assume the worldwide global creative officer duties on Jan. 1.

Conrad assumed the top global creative post in 1997 and was responsible for creating the agency’s Global Product Committee, which evaluates all creative work from all of Burnett offices each quarter.

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