Johnson Quits as WestWayne CEO, President

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ATLANTA Jeff Johnson has left his post as chief executive officer and president of WestWayne after six years in the role, the shop said.

Johnson’s last day at the independent shop, which has offices in Atlanta and Tampa, Fla., was Aug. 17. Johnson said he is leaving to move to New York and finish a book he is writing about the psychology of aging. Johnson, 53, is a former psychologist who once taught geriatrics. He plans to return to the ad business in New York when the book is finished, he said.

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