Meyer Makes FCB Wait for Blamer

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LOS ANGELES Interpublic Group’s Foote Cone & Belding is going to have to wait a little longer for Steve Blamer, its new worldwide CEO. Grey Global Group is not going to let North American president and CEO Blamer out of his contract early, sources said on Monday.

Grey chairman and CEO Ed Meyer issued an internal e-mail announcing that the network, in the process of being acquired by WPP Group, is holding the executive to his contract, which expires on June 15, sources said.

Blamer,



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