Cannes CEO Resigns

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NEW YORK — Franz Prenner has resigned his post as CEO of the International Advertising Festival in Cannes. The news surfaced as tensions escalated between German agencies and the festival after it reportedly banned Germans from the 2003 Cannes juries.

A Cannes representative said Prenner, who is Austrian, left the London post in September for personal reasons. Prenner could not be reached.

Prenner replaced Romain Hatchuel as Cannes CEO in January. Previously, Prenner had been director of advertising and managing director of ORF Enterprise, Austria’s state television network and the country’s Cannes representative.



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