Advantage: McCann By Cathy Taylo

In both a major coup and a signal of major strategic change, McCann-Erickson Worldwide has named 34-year-old J. Walter Thompson executive Peter Kim to the new post of vice chairman

“I see it as a great opportunity to go to the world’s largest global ad agency and make a difference in the quality of the strategic thinking that the agency can provide its multinational clients,” said Kim late Friday. He leaves the post of executive vp/U.S. directer of strategic planning at JWT.
The shift of Kim follows a week-long battle between McCann and WPP to win over one of JWT’s most highly-valued executives.