Sharon Napier steps down as CEO at Partners & Napier

Sharon Napier is stepping down as the chief executive of the Rochester, New York-based agency she founded 15 years ago, Partners & Napier, to assume the role of chair and founder. She has named President Courtney Cotrupe as her successor, while bringing on Rob Kottkamp as chief creative officer to lead the agency's daily operations. The changes take effect immediately.Napier tells Ad Age that the shifts are reflective of the agency "leading our change instead of reacting to it