對於各媒體紛紛報導Ann Fudge已經開始被剝奪實權，步上離開WPP集團之路。Ann Fudge近日給全球員工發信，作出以下聲明，內容翻譯如下：我相信各位過去幾天都讀到關於Y&R領 導權改變的文章。現在讓我告訴各位事實：我正在尋找準備為揚雅廣告雇用一位執行長，這次的尋覓已經進行一段時間。這位新執行長將對作為揚雅品牌執行長與董 事長的我報告工作執掌。揚雅廣告和揚雅品牌過去一直都有分別的執行長。這是正確的模式也是我們需要前進的方向。第一，這是為整家公司在全球建構能夠解決未 來挑戰與機會的堅強經營候補團隊的關鍵步驟。最近指派Gord McLean擔任北美執行長，週五指派Massimo Costa擔 任歐洲執行長便是上述步驟的基礎。其次，這能讓我得以專心經營揚雅品牌，繼續我們已經創造這家具有未來性的行銷傳播公司的進展。我們的客戶夥伴持續需要以 創新之道吸引消費者。揚雅品牌結合能滿足客戶改變中標準與預期的人才與經驗。因此，我有信心我們已建構讓公司在行銷傳播產業能持續成長與領導地位的成功定 位。
In the last few days, I’m sure you have read some articles about leadership changes at Y&R. Let me give you the facts. As many of you already know, I am looking to hire a CEO of Y&R advertising. This search has been ongoing for some time. The new CEO will report to me in my role as Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands. Y&R advertising and Young & Rubicam Brands have historically had separate CEOs. It is the right model and the way we need to move forward. First, it is a key step in building a strong management bench for the agency globally, one that can deal with both the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It builds on the recent appointment of Gord McLean as North America CEO and Friday’s appointment of Massimo Costa as CEO in Europe. Second, it will allow me to focus on Young & Rubicam Brands, continuing on the progress we have made in creating the marketing communications company of the future. Our client partners increasingly need to engage their customers in innovative ways. In Young & Rubicam Brands, we bring together the talent and experience that are essential to meeting their changing standards and expectations. As a result, I am confident that we are successfully positioning our company to grow and build on its position of leadership in the marketing and communications industry.
──我看來看去還是覺得她的意思就是跟各媒體報導的差不多啊！我想就是時間問題吧！媒體的報導我們看起來有急迫感，好像Ann Fudge馬上就要離職了。其實也許這是我們的錯覺。因為要請高階主管走，不是那麼容易的事──首先考慮的問題之一一定是工作合約未滿離職的違約金，不過 這也就要看公司本身能夠堅持多久了。有人說，每家廣告公司跟倒閉都只有“三通電話的距離”。媒體的報導也會增加正面循環或負面循環的速度。WPP此時進行 一些改變，可以暫時打住揚雅最近連掉客戶的頹勢，再下來，希望揚雅的發展線型是向上挺進。
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