Saatchi Taps President Out West

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LOS ANGELES Paul Mareski has been named president of Publicis Groupe’s Saatchi & Saatchi in Torrance, Calif., the agency said.

Mareski starts Monday, reporting to Kurt Ritter, chairman of West Coast operations at the shop, which is best known for serving as lead agency on Toyota’s account. Ritter has served as president since the departure of David Murphy in March 2007.

“I’d like the 300 people here to be all focused on the same clearly stated goals,” Mareski said.

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