WASHINGTON: WPP Group confirmed that Mark Penn will continue to be CEO of Burson-Marsteller despite a perceived conflict of interest that arose because of his meeting with officials from Colombia, a former client of the firm, and his work for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
Howard Paster, EVP of WPP, told PRWeek that Penn "did the client a disservice because of the publicity" surrounding his meeting at the Colombian embassy in DC to discuss Burson's work on the US-Colombia Free Trade ...