Nick Pahade, executive VP and managing director of WPP Group's Beyond Interactive, is leaving the agency to help launch a new venture at Publicis Groupe, writes MediaPost. He will work with Publicis Groupe Chief Innovation Officer Rishad Tobaccowala. "Nick's new role marks the official integration of Beyond and Mediacom and recognizes the expanding role and importance of the interactive world," said Dene Callas, president of Mediacom U.S.