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More inflated estimates might reflect the amount Blamer received upfront when he joined FCB and was paid “make-good money” for what he left on the table when he left his last job at Grey.

Either way, another large executive payout can’t be sitting well with Wall Street after Roth promised to bring down severance costs at IPG.

This merger also brings unique challenges: FCB creative chief Jonathan Harries assumes the top creative job at the new entity, and some wonder how the two very different cultures and creative disciplines will meld into something new.



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