Dentsu Artistic CCO Fred Levron has left the Japanese company group. Dentsu says: “By mutual settlement, Fred Levron will likely be leaving dentsu. Artistic stays a vital cornerstone of our strategic imaginative and prescient for Dentsu. We thank Fred for his power and dedication to the transformation of Dentsu Artistic and want him success in his subsequent problem.” Levron has no to date commented.
Levron’s departure will not be wholly surprising: dentsu has re-organised, bringing Worldwide into the primary dentsu fold with Wendy Clark, employed from DDB, additionally leaving on the finish of final yr as her job, in impact, disappeared. Clark recruited Levron (each under.). One other of her key hires, world chief technique officer Alex Hesz from DDB, modified his thoughts and determined to remain put.
Dentsu has received quite a few accolades throughout Levron’s transient tenure together with Company of the 12 months finally yr’s Cannes Worldwide Competition of Creativity and a delight of Lions for Vice Media’s ‘The Unfiltered Historical past Tour.’ It additionally received a coveted place on Apple’s inventive roster.
Discovering a equally excessive profile world CCO is probably going to offer a problem, to place it mildly.
