POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Stephanie W. Abramson and Renee E. Becnel the undersigned's true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact to:
1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, reports to be filed in
accordance with Section 16(a) and Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules
thereunder;
2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
reports and timely file such reports with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and
3. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of or legally required by the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may approve in such
attorneys-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or such
attorneys-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any
of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a) or Section
13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file any such report with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Young &
Rubicam Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 9th day of August, 2000.
By: /s/ Katherine Gill
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Name: Katherine Gill
Title: Vice President, Controller