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ATLANTA WestWayne said it has hired Richard B. Ward as president and chief executive officer after a seven-month search.
Ward, 50, is moving from San Francisco to Atlanta to lead the independent shop. He will report to Ben West, chairman and founding partner.
Ward replaces Jeff Johnson, who left the shop in August, and will lead a new senior management team Johnson has assembled over the past two years. Ward is tasked with refining the agency’s corporate brand and extending it beyond the Southeast.
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