Out of the frying pan, into the frying pan? (James K. DeVoe, president of the Jayme Organization advertising agency)

Out of the frying pan, into the frying pan?

The dream of most middle-aged advertising agency executives is to get out of the rat race and land a nice, quiet job in the marketing department of a good company.

That is, unless they own a piece of the agency - or have a life-time contract, which is as rare as a World Series game in Cleveland.

But there is one guy who did just the opposite.

James K. DeVoe left Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. early this year. He spent six-and-a-half years there, ending up as corporate vice president, advertising/worldwide - and there's not exactly an overabundance of corporate vice presidents, even at a huge company …