Meyer, who will be 80 in January, controlled Grey with an iron authority until he sold the group, which he had a majority shareholding in, to Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP group in March 2005. He stayed on as the chairman and chief executive.
Grey chief Meyer to step down
LONDON - Ed Meyer, the advertising patriarch who has ruled Grey for 36 years, is to retire, bringing to an end a career with the group that stretches back 50 years.
Meyer, who will be 80 in January, controlled Grey with an iron authority until he sold the group, which he had a majority shareholding in, to Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP group in March 2005. He stayed on as the chairman and chief executive.