• by April 24, 2002

Deutsch announced eight new partners, five in the New York office and three in Los Angeles. In New York: PETER GARDINER, whose new title of Chief Media Officer more accurately reflects his leadership role at the agency; FRED RUBIN, who will now oversee the direct group in addition to interactive as Director of iDeutsch and directDeutsch working in partnership with BOBBI CASEY HOWELL, who is also being named Director of Customer and Data Strategy, a newly created role at the agency; NINA WERNER, Chief Financial Officer and JEFFREY WOLF, Director of Account Planning. In Los Angeles, the new partners are: JEFFREY BLISH, Director of Account Planning; KRISTIN BLOOMQUIST, Director of Account Management; and COLLEEN KELLY, Director of Media Planning.