Y&R Chicago's Reath Takes on Broader Role

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NEW YORK Young & Rubicam Chicago group account director Jim Reath has taken on the secondary role of chief marketing officer, the WPP Group agency said.

Reath joined the agency in April 2008, after six years at Publicis Groupe’s Leo Burnett in Chicago. As group account director, he leads management of the office’s largest account: Sears.

“As the lead on this significant business, he is intimate with our full range of capabilities,” said Kary McIlwain, the office’s president and CEO, in a statement.

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