Grimaldi Fills Mullen's Shoes

Jim Mullen has officially turned over control of his agency to Joe Grimaldi, relinquishing his role as chief executive officer to focus solely on developing parent Lowe Group’s North American operations.
The year-long transition in leadership–from Mullen to Grimaldi and chief creative officer Paul Silverman to executive creative director Edward Boches–speaks to the agency’s belief in “being smart and early in succession,” Grimaldi said.
Still, Grimaldi believes it would be “premature” to address the question of whom he and Boches will groom to succeed themselves.”We