Riney Names New CEO

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LOS ANGELES Karen Francis said she is resigning as chairman and CEO of Publicis & Hal Riney. Jamie King, the shop’s managing director, now becomes CEO and president.

King said he was pleased to have worked “side by side with Karen in expanding agency services and bringing in new clients. This is succession planning at its best.” He joined Riney two years ago from Publicis Groupe sibling Leo Burnett in Chicago, where he was an evp, group account director.

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