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NEW YORK Interpublic Group CEO Michael Roth has asked McCann Worldgroup CEO John Dooner to withdraw McCann Erickson from the pitch for Reckitt-Benckiser’s $600 million global creative account because of a conflict with the S.C. Johnson account, which is handled by its Interpublic Group sibling Foote Cone & Belding, sources said.
“As always, we will honor all our commitments to our clients,” said an IPG representative. The holding company declined further comment.
Reached after IPG’s statement, McCann declined comment and referred further queries to the holding company.
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