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Subway: Leadership Change
Subway overhauled C-suite marketing structure: parted ways with global CMO Greg Lyons (after 1 year), appointed Jeff Klein (former Popeyes president) as U.S. CMO reporting to North America president, restructured from global to regional organization, and initiated major agency reviews for media and creative accounts
Source: Ad Age
The leadership read
Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.
Market context: the MitchelLake Talent Market Index reads 114.6 — Hot (+16.3 vs prior month); Americas signal share is steady (-1.3pts).
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