Publicis Nabs Goodby's Byrne

Making their first major hire since taking the helm of Publicis’ Seattle office in February, co-presidents Randy Browning and Kevin Kehoe have tapped Annie Byrne as director of client services.

Byrne, who officially joins the agency today, was most recently an account director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, working on the Discover Card account. She was recruited as part of a national search.

While the title isn’t new—Mark Scott was director of client services before leaving the agency a month ago—Byrne’s responsibilities will be slightly different, Browning said.