Top IPG Execs Pocket Bonuses in Down Year

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NEW YORK John Dooner, who stepped down as CEO of the struggling Interpublic Group of Cos. in February 2003, was rewarded with a $750,000 bonus last year, on top of his $1.25 million paycheck, according to the company’s proxy statement released today. David Bell, who succeeded Dooner at IPG, received a $1 million base salary and a $1.3 million bonus. Both men made the same salaries in 2002, but neither collected a bonus that year.

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