BBDO's Duff to Helm Publicis in N.Y.

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NEW YORK Gill Duff, who was senior account director on the estimated $80 million FedEx account at Omnicom Group’s BBDO, is joining Publicis Groupe’s Publicis here in July as president and CEO, the latter agency confirmed.

Duff, 44, will report to Publicis USA chairman and chief executive Susan Gianinno.

He joined BBDO in April 2003 from a consultancy he launched in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn. BBDO said it has yet to select a replacement.

Duff reported to BBDO New York president and CEO John Osborn, who will run the FedEx account going forward.





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