Steve Harrison bows out of troubled HTW.(Harrison Troughton Wunderman)(Brief article)

Steve Harrison, the worldwide creative director of Wunderman and a co-founder of Harrison Troughton Wunderman, is leaving.

Harrison, who is understood to be taking a break from the industry, founded HTW six years ago, following the acquisition of his hotshop HPT by Impiric, the Wunderman-owned agency.

Considered one of the world's most accomplished DM creatives, Harrison won the inaugural Cannes Lion Direct Grand Prix, as well as three other gold, five silver and two bronze Lions for accounts including IBM, Star Alliance and Microsoft.

Harrison's departure comes …