Connors Starts Exit Plan

The number of people reporting directly to Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos chairman and CEO Jack Connors has been halved as part of a reorganization aimed at providing an operating structure as the shop approaches the $1 billion billings mark.
Another underlying reason for the shuffle: a desire by Connors to put a succession plan in place for his eventual retirement. With fewer direct reports, Connors will be free to work on fortifying client relationships.
Newly promoted managing director Brian Carty, along with president and chief creative officer Fred Bertino, will run the creative advertising group, which includes account service and print and broadcast production.