B.A. Albert Joins Grey Atlanta as President, Chief Creative Officer

One of Atlanta's Best-Known Creative Talents Starts a New Chapter

NEW YORK, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Heekin, Chairman and CEO of Grey
Group, today announced that B.A. Albert, one of the best-known creative
talents in Atlanta, is joining Grey Atlanta as President and Chief Creative
Officer, effective immediately. She will work closely with Joel Babbit,
Chairman of the office.
"B. A. Albert is a leading brand unto herself, having run her own
highly-acclaimed agency in Atlanta for over a decade," Jim Heekin said. "Her
passion for big, bold creative ideas in every medium and dedication to client
success knows no boundaries. She will be a dynamic leader for Grey Atlanta
and a spirited partner to Joel in accelerating our growth."
B.A. Albert said, "I've been given one of the most exciting opportunities
in Atlanta. Grey has great clients and staff and a terrific reputation.
We're going to add to the momentum the agency has been building globally."
B.A. Albert: An Atlanta Original and Accomplished Brand-Builder
B.A. Albert began her career as an Art Director and became one of the
first women to lead a creative department in Atlanta.
Most recently, she spent 12 successful years as the Chief Executive
Officer of MATCH, the Atlanta agency she founded.
During her accomplished career, she held top creative posts at
Burton-Campbell, McDonald and Little, DMB&B and Earle Palmer Brown, all in
Atlanta. Along the way, she spent time at N.W. Ayer in Chicago and West
Advertising in Tampa, where she helped Publix supermarkets become a household
name.
B.A. Albert has created advertising and integrated communications across
every major category. Her client experience ranges from brand-building for
the State of Georgia, including the "Georgia on My Mind" campaign, to Nature's
Own Bread, the Florida Lottery, Johnson Outboard Motors, Vanity Fair
Intimates, Jockey for Her and a long list of restaurants.
The recipient of every major creative award in the industry, she is
proudest of the Silver Medal Award, honoring the person who has contributed
the most to the Atlanta advertising community.
Not one for anonymity, B.A. can be seen tooling around Atlanta in her 1950
Chevy or '55 T-Bird convertible.
About Grey
Grey is the advertising network of Grey Group, which ranks among the
largest global communications companies. Its parent company is WPP
(Nasdaq: WPPGY). Grey Group's total offer includes G2, activation marketing;
GHG, healthcare communications; MediaCom, media planning and buying and GCI
Group, public relations. Grey's blue-chip client roster includes many of the
world's best known companies: Procter & Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, BAT, Diageo,
Darden Restaurants, ETrade, Wyeth, Canon, 3M, Eli Lilly and Dairy Queen.
SOURCE Grey

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