Omnicom, which owns agencies like BBDO Worldwide, substantially remade its board in April to give greater weight to outside, independent directors.

Ford frowns on working with agencies that are part of holding companies owning other agencies handling accounts for DaimlerChrysler or General Motors.

Havas, which owns agencies like Euro RSCG Worldwide, will make a corporate contribution to be determined.

True North Communications in Chicago, which owns agencies including Foote, Cone & Belding, promoted two top executives yesterday.

Snyder also owns agencies like Arnold Communications in Boston.

Bozell, Jacobs, which owns agencies like Bozell Worldwide, is No.

Other jointly owned agencies will be opened on a country-by-country basis throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

For the last three years, Interpublic, which owns agencies in fields like advertising and public relations, has been struggling to overcome accounting irregularities.

The inquiry could, I suppose, call in some of the people who own agencies.

Lopex owns agencies that specialize in services like advertising, direct marketing, research, public relations and design.