Rosemarie Ryan and Ty Montague Depart JWT to Start Their Own Shop

CHICAGO (AdAge.com) -- JWT's top two North American executives are departing the WPP-owned network to start their own agency. The name of their new venture and whether they have a founding client is unclear; one client that Mr. Montague is particularly close to is Microsoft since winning the People Ready and Bing businesses. Mr. Montague couldn't be immediately reached for comment. David Eastman, JWT's worldwide digital director since January 2009, will step in as JWT North America's CEO, reporting directly to the network's chairman-CEO, Bob Jeffrey. In a statement, the network said it would soon name a chief creative officer to partner with Mr. Eastman, 46. "Rosemarie Ryan and Ty Montague have done an outstanding job during their tenure at JWT New York to modernize the brand, raise the creative reputation and achieve significant growth, and it has been both a personal and professional pleasure having them on my team," stated Mr. Jeffrey. "They have both grown tremendously while at JWT and I look forward to watching them find success in the industry." "JWT is a 150-year-old brand with a great heritage and a very bright future -- a digital future -- that we believe will see success with David Eastman and his team leading the charge forward," said Mr. Jeffrey.

Rosemarie Ryan and Ty Montague Depart JWT to Start Their Own Shop

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