Here are some of the candidates being linked with the vacant post.
* Graham Turner was named to the vacant post of executive creative director at Siegelgale, New York.
Kicker magazine has linked the former Schalke supremo Andreas Müller with the vacant post.
Piers Morgan has already declared his interest in filling the perhaps soon to be vacant post of Top Gear presenter.
Naturally, the lists differed, but there was one commonality: everyone linked with the vacant post was a Scot.
Paul Kelly was named to the vacant post of chief operating officer at Wolf Group Integrated Communications ,Toronto.
Chris Traina was named to the vacant post of corporate communications manager at Saatchi & Saatchi, New York.
Robert McKernan was named president, a vacant post, at Blue, part of the Edelman division of Daniel J. Edelman Inc.
Steve Dunkley was named to the vacant post of executive creative director at Trone Advertising, Greensboro, N.C.
Geoff Hill, the editor of ITN-produced 5News, is also a likely contender for the vacant post.
John Fitzgerald was named to the vacant post of president at Mullen/ LHC, the Winston-Salem, N.C. office of Mullen.
