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Q&A: Jim Garrity May Be Retiring From Wachovia, but He Still Has Plenty to Say

Advertising Age, April 23, 2007 — Gim Garrity, exec VP-chief marketing officer of Wachovia Corp. and a high-profile member of the Association of National Advertisers, is retiring July 1 after a decade with the once sleepy bank brand turned national powerhouse following the merger with First Union Corp. Mr. Garrity, 60, is stepping down after a successful career with companies including IBM and Compaq Computer Corp., where he repositioned the brand. Reporter Kate MacArthur talks to the Ad Age Marketing 50 alumnus.

Reworking The Ad Mix

BusinessWeek, October 23, 2006 — The average chief marketing officer has a notoriously short tenure, so the lofty reputation of Wachovia CMO Jim Garrity is perhaps best evidenced by how neatly the word "longstanding" fits in front of his title