WhittmanHart CEO Dies

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NEW YORK WhittmanHart founder Bob Bernard died Friday from an apparent heart attack, according to an obituary placed by his family in the Chicago Tribune. He was 45.

Bernard founded the Chicago agency in 2003 out of the assets of bankrupt dot-com era consultancy/Web shop MarchFirst, which had acquired WhittmanHart in 2000. Bernard merged its assets with Form + Function Consulting, a firm he founded in 2001.

WhittmanHart rebounded with the revival of demand for online advertising, Web design and consulting services.



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