NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - The chief executive of the J.Walter Thompson advertising agency resigned on Thursday, oneweek after being accused by a female subordinate in a lawsuit ofmaking a stream of racist and sexist slurs, subjecting her tounwanted touching, and other "abusive" behavior.
WPP Plc, J. Walter Thompson's parent, said GustavoMartinez resigned "by mutual agreement," and that hisresignation was "in the best interest" of the ad agency.
Tamara Ingram, who had been WPP's chief client team officer,was named to replace Martinez, effective immediately.
A spokesman for WPP had no immediate additional comment.
The lawsuit over Martinez's alleged behavior was filed onMarch 10 by Erin Johnson, the ad agency's chief communicationsofficer, in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by ChrisReese)