Y&R's Carter Murray Is Draftfcb's New CEO [Updated]

Replaces Laurence Boschetto, the chief since '09

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Carter Murray is the new global CEO at Draftfcb, succeeding Laurence Boschetto after an extensive search.

The 38-year-old Murray comes from Young & Rubicam, where he was both president and CEO of North America and CEO of the shop's New York headquarters. He joined the WPP Group shop in 2011 from Publicis, where he had been chief marketing officer and worldwide account director on Nestlé.

Murray began his career at Leo Burnett in Chicago and also worked at that agency’s Germany and U.K.

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