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Erich Funke admits it was “frankly unnerving” to see Foote Cone & Belding in Irvine, Calif., lose its $15 million Kawasaki account as he was about to sign on as executive creative director.
But Funke—who believes in tackling challenges head-on, as evidenced by the time he took up parachuting to overcome his fear of heights—said the “positives and opportunities for me far outweighed the news about Kawasaki.
“Any problems I see are fixable,” said Funke, 40, who started Friday at the Interpublic Group agency.
Funke has been charged by FCB Irvine president Jon Tracosas, to whom he reports, with helping to ignite a stagnant new- business operation at the agency, which is dominated by the $230 million Taco Bell account.
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