TM Advertising Names Dennis McClain Chairman and Appoints Managing Directors

DALLAS, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- TM Advertising today announced that Dennis McClain, the agency's Founding Partner, will step back into active management as Chairman of the agency, and that Bill Oakley, Dave Weaver and Byron Nelson have been named Managing Directors. The appointments, which are effective immediately, follow the resignation of TM President, Tom Hansen, who is joining Heelys Inc as President and CEO.

Said McClain, "We thank Tom for all he has done for the agency over the past five years and truly wish him the best. Fortunately, the agency won't miss a beat. Bill, Dave, Byron and I, along with Bill Miller, Worldwide Director of Account Service for American Airlines, and Jim Walker, Chief Creative Officer, will comprise an executive team that will lead the agency across our Dallas and Seattle operations."

TM Advertising, headquartered in Dallas, with offices in Austin and Seattle, is an independently managed subsidiary of Interpublic Group , one of the world's largest marketing communications companies. Agency clients include the brands of American Airlines, Discover Network, EDS, Group Health, Redhook Ale Brewery, Superpages.com and Texas Tourism. For more information, please visit http://www.tm.com/.

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