After four years as Initiative's president and COO for North America, Carolyn Bivens is stepping down after having been named commissioner-elect of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, and will
become the first female and only the seventh commissioner in the organization's 55-year history when she assumes the role next month. Bivens, 52, was unanimously elected by the LPGA Board of
Directors, which had formed a search committee in January to work with Heidrick & Struggles, a global executive recruiting firm.
A representative for the Interpublic Group media shop said it
has no immediate plans to find a successor to Bivens.
Before joining Initiative, Bivens worked for 18 years at USA Today. -- D.K.
