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Herd quits WCRS for Bates UK role.(Bates UK names Chris Herd as its new managing director)(Brief Article)

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| August 03, 2001 | Conley, Clare | COPYRIGHT 2001 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Bates UK has ended its yearlong search for a managing director with the appointment of Chris Herd.

Herd, currently the group director of WCRS e-brands, fills the slot at Bates that has been vacant since the group chief executive, Toby Hoare, carried out a major management reorganisation last September. This resulted in a flurry of resignations, including the executive creative director and managing director of 141 Communications.

At the same time John Stubbings, one of Bates' longest-serving senior executives, was shifted to run the agency's below-the-line operations.

Herd will report directly to Hoare and will work alongside the management team of executive creative director, Andrew Cracknell, and Tim Broadbent, the executive planning director.

Hoare said: "Chris is a bright, intelligent and modern communications guy who understands new media. With his background and training at WCRS, Chris is well-placed to come in to Bates UK in this vital role."

Herd joined WCRS in 1990 as a graduate trainee and was named a Campaign ...

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