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Barrett Cernis is closing down after eight years, following Ray Barrett's decision to quit the agency he helped found to take creative command of Manchester's BJL.
Its demise means new homes will have to be found for clients including Metro, Princess Cruises, and ABC1, the Disney TV channel.
It is possible some of the business could follow Justin Cernis, Barrett's erstwhile partner, who has yet to resolve his future.
Cernis, a former senior manager at Young & Rubicam and an ex-McCann Erickson new-business director, said: 'I still have lots of energy and lots to prove.'
Efforts are being made to find alternative jobs for the agency's 11 full-time staff and three consultants.
Barrett's appointment to lead the 22-strong creative department at BJL - for-merly Barrington Johnson Lorains - follows discussions between himself and Cernis about their agency's future, the pair having ruled out the options of a sale or a merger.
Barrett, 47, insisted ...