Between the Lines: Offen leaves Havas short

So Bob Offen is stepping down as Media Planning Group's director of strategy (page 5). You could be forgiven for thinking he'd already retired (so quiet has he been) and that MPG had no strategy (so desperately does it need resuscitating). Offen was once rumoured to be the highest-paid UK Havas executive - which is startling considering the company's lack of progress. Now Havas desperately needs an international media strategy - without one its remaining strong local offices have no lifeline.