Neel to Be Detroit McCann Chief

Garry Neel, a former Campbell-Ewald Advertising executive, will return in March from Interpublic Group duties in Europe to head the McCann-Erickson office here, sources said.
Neel replaces Gunnar Wilmot, who moves to London as McCann director of worldwide accounts. Wilmot, who was brought in from the shop’s Frankfurt, Germany, office to shore up the General Motors account team in Troy, Mich., held the post for three years. The office is anchored by GM’s $250 million Buick account.
Neel is said to have the ear of Phil Geier, chief executive officer at IPG, McCann’s parent.