Brand Marketing

Campbell Ewald’s CEO Has Been Fired Amid Fallout Over a Staffer’s Racist Email

Jim Palmer out after 'Ghetto Days' note came to light

By Patrick Coffee

January 29, 2016

In a two-sentence news release this morning, Interpublic Group announced it has terminated Campbell Ewald CEO Jim Palmer and handed leadership to agency president Kevin Wertz.

Patrick Coffee
@PatrickCoffee patrick.coffee@adweek.com Patrick Coffee is a senior editor for Adweek.
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