Hasta La Creative!

Deutsch Chairman Linda Sawyer, who celebrated 27 years at the agency last week, will leave the Interpublic Group shop at the end of the year.

Ms. Sawyer became chairman at the beginning of 2015 when former chairman Donny Deutsch announced his plan to step down from the agency to pursue a TV show on the USA Network. At the time, Ms. Sawyer promoted former Los Angeles CEO Michael Sheldon to her previous role of North American CEO, a position she’d held for 10 years. Mr. Sheldon will add chairman to his title upon Ms. Sawyer’s departure.

“We had a great 18 months and it really solidified things and I feel like we’re in a solid, strong place on both coasts and it feels like the right time to take on a new challenge,” said Ms. Sawyer.

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