Digitas' Chicago GM to Depart After Losses

NEW YORK Barbara Mousigian, general manager of Digitas’ Chicago office, is leaving the marketing company after nine years, sources said.

Her impending departure follows Tuesday’s disclosure by the Boston-based firm that three clients—Ameriprise, Best Buy and FedEx—had recently bolted, precipitating a sharp decline in Digitas’ 2006 financial projections.

Ameriprise and Best Buy were handled out of the Chicago outpost.

Mousigian could not be reached; a Digitas representative declined comment. No successor has been named.

Losing the accounts would shave $10-15 million off Digitas’ revenue forecast for the rest of the year, said CEO David Kenny, during a Tuesday conference call with analysts.

Kenny