Tim Dorgan Named CEO of J. Brown Agency

Tim Dorgan Named CEO of J. Brown Agency
Vince Weiner Promoted to President of J. Brown/Stamford 


NEW YORK, Aug. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tim Dorgan has been named CEO of
the J. Brown Agency and Vince Weiner was promoted to President of J. Brown's
Stamford office.  Mr. Dorgan will replace Jon Kramer who had planned to leave
the company to pursue other interests.  The announcement was made today by
Joseph Celia, President & C.E.O. of Grey Synchronized Partners, a division of
Grey Global Group (NASDAQ:GREY).  Mr. Dorgan will report to the J. Brown Agency
Board of Directors, comprised of executives from Grey Global Group, and
CROSSMARK, Grey's joint venture partner in the J. Brown Agency. Mr. Weiner will
report to Mr. Dorgan.  Mr. Dorgan will continue to be based in the J. Brown
Agency Chicago office that he has headed since January of 2003.

In making the announcement Mr. Celia offered, "Since Tim Dorgan joined J. Brown
in January 2003, he has demonstrated strong leadership and impressive fiscal
management skills.  He has a track record of great success and we know that
will continue on behalf of the company going forward.  He has exactly the right
skill base to assure J. Brown's future success.  I'm also delighted to be able
to recognize Vince Weiner's numerous contributions by promoting him to run the
Stamford office.  Vince has been with J. Brown since its founding days and has
been a mainstay to their success. In addition, we want to thank Jon Kramer for
his many contributions to J Brown over the last 15 years and wish him well in
his future endeavors," concluded Mr. Celia.

Prior to joining the J. Brown Agency in January 2003, Mr. Dorgan was Executive
Vice President at Partners In Loyalty Marketing.  Before that, he was President
of Peapod Interactive and prior to that (1992-1994) he had been President of
Ketchum Advertising/Chicago. His advertising agency experience has included J.
Walter Thompson, Bozell, Henderson Advertising and, he began his agency career
in 1974 at Lee King & Partners.

Mr. Dorgan, 51, is a member of the adjunct faculty staff at Northwestern's
Medill School where he teaches, "Introduction to Direct Marketing."  Tim and
his wife, Liz, and their four sons live in the Chicago area.

Prior to assuming his new role as President of J. Brown's Stamford office,
Vince Weiner, was EVP of Director Of Client Services.  Vince has been a
founding member of the J. Brown Agency management team since 1989. During this
period he has contributed to the growth of the agency, including developing and
maintaining key client relationships.

The core of Vince's experience is in the design and implementation of strategic
promotion retail approaches and related creative programming solutions.

Vince began his advertising/media career in the Leo Burnett Management Training
Program in 1984.  During his tenure there he acted as the media supervisor for
the Kellogg's business and as the client manager for the Keebler Biscuit
business.  Prior to Leo Burnett, Vince interned at Philip Morris.  Vince is a
graduate of the Boston College School of Management with a bachelor of science
in marketing.  He resides in New York City with his family.

The J. Brown Agency is a partner company of Grey Global Group (NASDAQ: GREY),
and is one of the country's leading integrated sales promotion agencies
specializing in helping national marketers win at the point of decision. J.
Brown offers its clients a wide range of services including, consumer
promotion, co-marketing, strategic consulting, direct marketing,
sampling/demos, event marketing, value added media and in-store merchandising
support. 

DATASOURCE: Grey Global Group



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