JWT's Burns Shifts to N.Y. in Global Role

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NEW YORK JWT London CEO Alison Burns will shift to the agency’s New York office to assume a global account leadership role as the shop searches for her successor in London, the agency said.

In January, Burns will become global client services director, with oversight of accounts such as Diageo, Kimberly-Clark, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle and Diamond Trading Co. She’ll report to JWT New York co-presidents Rosemarie Ryan and Ty Montague.

In an internal e-mail about the move, worldwide CEO Bob Jeffrey explained that JWT “needed to add bench strength to our global client servicing needs.”

Burns, 45, has been CEO of London since February 2006.

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