Why are so many agency bosses leaving? PRWeek podcast

<p>The recent acceleration in CEO and MD departures and arrivals at major UK PR agencies is examined in PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast.</p><p>The past few weeks have seen changes at the top of the UK or EMEA operations of big agencies including&nbsp;Edelman, MSL, FTI, Weber Shandwick, FleishmanHillard and Hotwire.</p><p>Joining PRWeek’s Siobhan Holt and John Harrington to discuss the trend is Amy Hayer, a partner at Hanson Search, a headhunting consultancy that specialises in recruiting C-suite comms leaders.</p><p>Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/beyond-the-noise-the-prweek-podcast/id1513615965" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0onUHcQsn5ITC1lYtW89jZ?si=c965c18c49724d2c&nd=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>, or listen on your favourite platform.</p><p>The trio talk about why the current trading climate may be fuelling the rate of change among senior leadership teams, and what&nbsp;skills and career experience agencies and holding companies want for their UK bosses.</p><p>They also look at the extent to which bosses themselves may want to leave to try something different.</p><p>The issue of agency leaders being recruited from in-house roles, and the counter-trend of agency chiefs moving client-side, is discussed. So too is the question of whether promotions from within have become less common and why there may be a generational shift.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>