Edelman U.S. President & CEO Mark Hass Stepping Down As Of July

Edelman U.S. President & CEO Mark Hass is "leaving the independent PR giant in July" and will be replaced by Russell Dubner, President of Edelman's N.Y. office. Hass said that the "timing of his departure is tied to Edelman's fiscal year, which ends in July, as well as the shop's 'succession plan.'" Hass "has been in the lead U.S. role for two years" and prior to that was president of Edelman China. Before joining Edelman five years ago, he served as CEO of Publicis Groupe's MSLGroup (ADAGE.com, 4/23).

Edelman's notable sports clients include the NFL Fuel Up To Play 60 initiative, Kellogg's for its Olympic marketing, Penn State and NYRR (THE DAILY).