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Publicis Groupe CEO MAURICE LEVY "is to step down in 2016 amid a management shake-up at the company." Saatchi & Saatchi CEO KEVIN ROBERTS "will also depart in 2016," as will COO JEAN-YVES NAOURI. In the wake of the failed merger with Omnicom, Publicis’ senior leadership group known as the Directoire "is being replaced with a new team, which will be known as Directoire+" (CAMPAIGN LIVE, 9/16). ... Former Int'l Cricket Council CEO MALCOLM SPEED "will head Cycling Australia's overhauled board as the governing body continues to recover from its financial disaster." The last year "has featured a major restructure of Cycling Australia's governance and commercial operations" (AAP, 9/16).

COACHES/MANAGERS
: The Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) said on Tuesday that men's national team coach JUAN ANTONIO ORENGA has "stepped down" following "last week's surprise loss to France" in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup. Orenga, who "took over" in Nov. '12, was "widely blamed for Spain's failure and some of the local fans attending Sunday's final in Madrid, in which United States thrashed Serbia 129-92, chanted for him to go" (REUTERS, 9/16). ... Bundesliga side Hamburg SV has fired head coach MIRKO SLOMKA "on Monday evening after the club's 2-0 loss to Hannover on Sunday." Slomka, who was appointed head coach on Feb. 17, "had a record of three wins, three draws and 10 losses during his time in charge of the team" (BILD, 9/16).

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