Kent Is Out as CEO of UM

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LOS ANGELES Universal McCann’s Robin Kent has been replaced as worldwide CEO of the Interpublic Group media network on an interim basis by COO Murray Dudgeon, the company said.

The change comes as Universal McCann gears up to defend nearly $1.7 billion in combined billings in reviews being staged by current clients General Motors and L’Oreal.

In the GM pitch, UM (whose LCI unit handles GM dealer business) and Warren, Mich.-based sibling GM Mediaworks are competing against Publicis Groupe’s Starcom MediaVest in Chicago.

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