Havas Chicago Hires Industry Veteran and Former Translation Partner John Norman as CCO

Norman will oversee a creative department with a client roster that includes Hefty, Reynolds, Orbitz, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Cracker Barrel and Moen.

He fills the vacancy left by former Havas North America co-chairman and CCO Jason Peterson, who departed “on mutual agreement” in November amid controversy surrounding his “Employee of the Month” exhibit in the Chicago office’s lobby. The exhibit appeared to shame staffers who criticized Peterson’s leadership style on the anonymous industry chat app Fishbowl, and Peterson subsequently said he’d “do