Adweek - February 17

Benett succeeds Fran Kelly, who moves to Vice Chairman at the Boston-based Havas shop

A new era in Arnold's evolution begins today, as the Boston-based Havas agency seeks to recast itself as a worldwide micro-network with new global CEO Andrew Benett, a Euro RSCG veteran, at the helm.

Fran Kelly , a 16-year Arnold veteran who has served as chief executive since 2006, moves to vice chairman. Ed Eskandarian remains worldwide chairman.
 
Benett, 38, joins from Arnold sibling shop Euro RSCG in New York, where he has been co-CEO -- teaming with Jeff Brooks -- and strategy chief for the agency's 230-plus office global network.

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