Chant departs DraftFCB New York

NEW YORK - DraftFCB New York executive vice-president and executive creative director Rodd Chant is stepping down after 18 months in the role.

Chant, who is expected to remain in New York, declined to elaborate on his next step.

He moved to the US from Asia-Pacific in April last year after a stint as ECD at Publicis Singapore (Media, 13 April 2006).

He also founded independent Australian shop Born prior to joining Publicis in 2005.