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WPP plots Grey/United merger.(United London's Robert Campbell resigning )(Brief article)
Robert Campbell set to resign as Grey and troubled United put merger discussions on fast track.
Robert Campbell is set to resign from his position as the managing partner at United London as WPP plots a merger of its struggling hotshop with Grey.
Campbell has not officially tendered his resignation. However, colleagues say he signalled his intention to quit before leaving for an extended holiday three weeks ago. He returns next week.
A source at Grey confirmed discussions involving senior management at the two agencies had been held in the past two weeks.
'We're in early talks, but it's going to the lawyers soon. We're at the stage where we're looking at each other's books and numbers,' the source said.
Earlier talks in which WPP plotted merging United with its Wunderman network are understood to have gone cold.
Under the terms of the deal, the United managing partner, Jim Kelly, is widely expected to fill the ...
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- Magazine article from: Campaign April 14, 2006 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Campaign January 20, 2006 700+ words
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- Hotline: Appointments at Steak Media.(Robert Campbell and Matt Clark )(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Campaign September 28, 2007 700+ words
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- Diary: On the QT ..(Robert Campbell)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Campaign September 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Advertising Age Sanders, Lisa March 12, 2007 700+ words
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- Close-Up: Live Issue - From historic to history: so long, United London.(WPP...
- Magazine article from: Campaign April 13, 2007 700+ words
...s decision to close United London and fold its few remaining...once great HHCL. The United London managing partners, Jim Kelly and Robert Campbell, famously brought in...hang in the balance. United London's ultimate collapse...
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- Magazine article from: Campaign October 27, 2006 700+ words
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- WPP calls time on United London.(WPP Group PLC)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Marketing Week April 5, 2007 700+ words
WPP has folded United London after merger talks with sister agency Grey London...clients, BSkyB and Alfa Romeo, late last year. United London joint managing partners Jim Kelly and Robert Campbell are both leaving the group. It is understood...
- Between the Lines: Is United's time running out?(British Sky Broadcasting Group...
- Magazine article from: Campaign October 20, 2006 700+ words
...if it plays out, still leaves WPP with the tricky question of what to do with United London. The joint managing partners Jim Kelly and Robert Campbell are keen to keep running with the baton they picked up this year and turn the agency...