J. Walter Thompson Consolidates Interactive Units

Advertising agency conglomerate J. Walter Thompson Co., New York, has spun off a new division, Synergy@JWT, that will encompass its direct and online agencies.

The Synergy@JWT division will oversee: ThompsonConnect digital@jwt: Go Direct; JWT Technology; Imagio/JWT and other units.

Synergy @JWT will roll out first in North America and will be headed by president/CEO Russ Fujioka who also serves as chairman of JWT Technology.