“You really haven’t actually lived and breathed the industry,” he said of Rose. “It’s plausible that your views on the industry might be incomplete.”
However, he added, “it can also mean fresh eyes, which is not a bad thing at all,” pointing to Michael Roth’s successful tenure at IPG.
What’s crucial is that Rose surrounds herself with executives that have “clarity of vision.”
“It’s going to come down to good management,” he said.
