Saatchi N.Y.'s Ben Bittman Preps Exit

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The head of new business development at Saatchi & Saatchi’s New York headquarters is leaving the agency after less than a year.

Ben Bittman joined the Publicis Groupe shop in July 2009 as chief marketing officer, and will exit on May 14, the agency confirmed.

Saatchi intends to fill the role with a “senior executive” who’ll focus on external and internal client development, a shop representative said. Office CEO Mary Baglivo will lead the search.

On Bittman’s watch, the agency was a finalist in several big reviews — including Kayak.com,

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