He was chairman and CEO of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG) and was inducted into the AAF Advertising Hall of Fame.
[1] After the war, he joined an advertising agency, McManus, John & Adams, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he was a creative director.
[3] In 1979, he stepped out of the role of chief executive but remained on the board as a director and chairman of the finance committee.
[4][1] Over the course of his career, he influenced and was involved in successful advertising campaigns for Pontiac, Buick, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Nabisco, Del Monte, and Nestle.
[2] During his tenure as chairman, he announced Interpublic's affiliation with Mingo, Jones, Guilmenot, a black-owned agency co-founded by Caroline R.