Following the exit of General Mills Account Director Mike Burns and the 16 others who followed, Saatchi Worldwide has begun to rebuild naming Pete Johnson senior VP and creative director. In an unlikely scenario, General Mills is encouraging the group that left to at least speak with Saatchi about returning.
Obviously, there’s deep secrets afoot here. Seventeen people don’t up and leave without good reason. Not that anyone will do so, but we’d sure appreciate hearing little truth from anyone of those 17 former Saatchi staffers or others who have real facts surrounding the event.
If you are so inclined, we’re happy to grant anonimity. Find us here.
