Ruhanen Leaves Burnett for BBDO

  • November 22, 2004
Former Leo Burnett executive Troy Ruhanen has joined Omnicom's BBDO North America as executive vice president and managing director, a new position.

The 37-year-old Ruhanen will join the agency on December 7 to lead the Cingular Wireless account. He will report to Andrew Robertson, BBDO's president and CEO, and divide his time between the New York and Atlanta offices.

Most recently, Ruhanen was executive vice president and managing director at Publicis Groupe's Leo Burnett Worldwide where he also ran Burnett's agency in Sydney, Australia.

Ruhanen's career spans more than 16 years, beginning as an account executive at BBDO in Brisbane. From 1994 to 2004, he spent 10 years with Leo Burnett Worldwide. As an account supervisor working in Burnett's office in Chicago, he was responsible for all brand development and creative development for Procter & Gamble's Cheer, Luvs, and Era brands.

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