NEW YORK: Transatlantic independent agency Brown Lloyd James (BLJ)has lured Mike Holtzman, the 2002 PRWeek Awards PR Professional of theYear, away from global giant Weber Shandwick Worldwide.

And in a double whammy, BLJ has also hired John Gans, Holtzman'sright-hand man at WSW, and the winner of the Young PR Professional ofthe Year award.

Agency founder Peter Brown ...