• by Joe Mandese , June 1, 2010

Something's afoot with ViviaKi chief David  Kenny,  and it appears he may be on the way out. In a cryptic statement, Publics just announced that Kenny has resigned from all his functions related to its management board, and that Co-Managing Partner Jack Klues has been named the sole CEO of VivaKi.

"It is with regret that the Supervisory Board has accepted David Kenny's resignation from all his functions and from the Management Board (Directoire)," Publicis said in its statement, adding, "The possible future evolutions for David Kenny would have implied relocating to Paris, which was not possible for family reasons. The Board was keen to pay tribute to David Kenny both in his capacity as VivaKi Managing Partner, as well as member of the Management Board of Publicis Groupe. His resignation will take effect on June 30, 2010."