"Some chief executives have literally come to believe their own press."

The executive came to his feet, looked at the man who had just bought him, then, without further words, turned and headed for the door.

"We have a policy against letting a client's executives come to work as part of the agency," he said.

Most chief executives in the pharmaceutical industry came from business rather than scientific backgrounds.

Many top executives have come around to the need to invest in human capital.

Whether the next executive and artistic director comes from within or without, this is not a time for institutional soul searching.

And from corporate America come many more chief executives than in the past.

Senior executives are coming and going at major agencies.

Many managers and senior executives have come from within the company.

"A new chief executive came in with, I'd say, a fresh set of eyes."