By John Glenday

The Advertising Association has ended its hunt for a new chief executive after alighting on former IPA president Stephen Woodford to fill the vacancy created by Tim Lefroy’s decision to exit by the end of the year.

A champion of ethnic diversity within the industry Woodford is best known for overhauling the IPA’s qualifications for new industry entrants which have now been sat and passed by over 15,000 people.

AA chairman James Murphy, who led the search, remarked: “Big changes – political and economic – mean that more than ever, all of us with a stake in advertising must look forward together. Read full story ›

Source: The Drum