Lead McCann Creative, Account Execs on Verizon Depart

Dewey and Rooney have quit

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McCann Erickson has lost both the executive creative director and account chief on its Verizon business. George Dewey, a longtime McCann veteran, left in late September while Kristin Rooney, svp, group managing director, quit the agency in early August.

The two could not immediately be reached for comment.

Sean Bryan and Tom Murphy, executive creative directors who have been working on Verizon, are replacing Dewey on the business. ToniAnn Bonade, the account lead on McCann’s MasterCard and Staples accounts, takes over for Rooney.

Dewey left to become chief marketing officer of SpaceX, the space transport company founded in 2002 by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk while Rooney is said to have gone to an undisclosed startup company.

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