Faris Yakob Is Out at MDC, KBS+P

Exit follows other top execs this year

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Faris Yakob, the chief innovation officer at MDC Partners and its Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners unit, has not had his contract renewed, sources said.

Yakob, who could not be reached for comment, is the latest senior executive to be out at KBS+P this year. Others have included Dominic Ferro, director of content production; Mick McCabe, chief strategy officer; David Jenkins, chief integration officer; and longtime agency exec Steve Thibodeau, who had been president at KBS+P’s digital unit Dotglu and chief digital officer at KBS+P.

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