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Ralston loses long fight against illness.(Derek Ralston)(Obituary)(Brief article)

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Derek Ralston, the former Geers Gross chairman and a founder of Barker & Ralston, has died aged 63 after a battle with motor neurone disease.

He passed away at a Hertfordshire hospice last week, having suffered from the muscle-wasting condition for more than three years.

As the Publicis joint chief executive in the late 80s, he helped guide the agency through one of its most successful periods when it won an estimated pounds 70 million-worth of new business.

But he will be best remembered for helping to launch Barker & Ralston with the creative David Barker in ...

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