David Murphy Heads to Team Detroit

Takes president's role at big Ford shop

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A veteran car guy is getting back into the game.

David Murphy, who used to run Saatchi & Saatchi’s lead office on Toyota, has become president of Team Detroit, WPP Group’s main hub for its global Ford business. He starts Aug. 1.

Most recently, Murphy worked as a consultant. Before that, he co-founded Barrie D’Rozario Murphy in Minneapolis with Bob Barrie and Stuart D’Rozario, two former Fallon creative directors. The agency opened in 2007 and Murphy left about a year ago.

At Saatchi, Murphy was president of the agency’s office in Torrance, Calif.

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