Johnson to Take Hiatus From TBWA Worldwide

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Carl Johnson, chief operating officer at TBWA Worldwide, will step down in July for a yearlong hiatus.

He will remain on TBWA’s operating committee but will no longer head it. CEO Jean-Marie Dru will assume that role. Johnson’s COO duties will be shared by Dru (clients, acquisitions), president of the Americas Tom Carroll (clients) and chief financial officer Jon athan Ramsden (finances).

Johnson, a U.K. native who has been based here since 1999, will move to Sydney, Australia, with the intention of returning to New York one year later.



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