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Top JWT Execs Leave To Form Agency

  • Adweek, Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:15 PM
JWT's Rosemarie Ryan and Ty Montague are leaving the WPP Group agency to start a shop of their own. Ryan, JWT's North American president, has been with the company since 2004. Montague, co-president and chief creative officer for N.A., joined in 2005.

Each executive started in a New York role: Ryan as president of the office and Montague as co-president and chief creative officer. In 2008, worldwide CEO Bob Jeffrey promoted them to their North American positions, overseeing operations in N.Y., Chicago, Atlanta and Toronto, as well as JWT Specialized Communications and JWT CET. The partners have been instrumental in attracting new accounts, including Microsoft.

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