By Kevin McCauley
Paul Taaffe, CEO of H&K since 2003, is stepping down from the WPP unit as a revamping begins in the aftermath of its Jan. 1 merger with Public Strategies Inc.
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Taaffe will counsel PSI founder Jack Martin during a transitional period that is expected to last a couple of months.
Martin was named executive chairman of H&K when the combination with PSI was announced in November. He now takes Taaffe’s place. In November, PSI CEO Dan Bartlett, who was a key advisor to President Bush II, assumed the H&K USA chief.
Taaffe has more than 20 years of PR experience, handling key clients such as HP, Deloitte and the Beijing Olympics. Prior to assuming the top spot, he was CEO of H&K/EMEA, and U.K. chief.
MaryLee Sachs, director of H&K's worldwide marketing practice, has also left the firm.
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