Organic CEO Kingdon Leaves for Second Life

NEW YORK Mark Kingdon, CEO of Omnicom Group digital agency Organic, is leaving the shop to take the post of chief executive at Linden Lab, the company behind the virtual world Second Life.

Kingdon led Organic for seven years since taking over from agency founder Jonathan Nelson in 2001. The shop plans to begin a search for his successor immediately. Chuck Russo, Organic’s chief development officer, CFO Marita Scarfi and Nelson will serve on a steering committee until a new chief executive is named.

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