Leo Burnett Names Ford Exec President

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CHICAGO Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett has named Ford marketing communications manager Rich Stoddart as its new U.S. president, a vacant post.

Stoddart, 41, who began his marketing career at Burnett, will start at the shop in mid-January, reporting to U.S. CEO and worldwide president Tom Bernardin, according to a representative of the Chicago-based agency.

“I’m an agency guy at heart. Agencies are where I grew up, and where my best work remains to be done,” Stoddart said in a statement.



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