It looks like Goodby Silverstein & Partners is set to lose another longtime staffer. Just a day after reporting that Linda Harless was leaving the agency after 25 years, we’ve received confirmation from sources familiar with the matter that GS&P ACD/copywriter Craig Mangan is also taking off to join up with sister Omnicom shop BBDO as the new EVP/ECD of its San Francisco office.

Mangan, who will assume his new position at BBDO SF in the first week of July, succeeds Mike McKay, who left the agency last fall for the CCO job at fellow Bay Area operation, Eleven. BBDO San Francisco’s soon-to-be creative boss, who will lead creative for clients including Gallo, Mars, Caesars Entertainment and Vail Resports, spent approximately 16 years at Goodby, moving from the account side to creative over a decade ago. Mangan subsequently penned work including the memorable split-screen spots for the NBA from a few years ago. If you need a refresher (and since they’re currently battling in a series right now), here’s one example starring LeBron James and Kevin Garnett. Update: After the jump, you can peep the short ‘n sweet note from BBDO SF chairman Jim Lesser that confirms matters.

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Darn, got this tip in the morning and got scooped in the process, but whatevs, Mike McKay, he of Twitter-courting fame, is leaving Saatchi LA after two years to take on the ECD post at BBDO San Francisco. In the process, current SF ECD and 11-year BBDO vet Jim Lesser is being promoted to chairman at the office.

McKay joined Saatchi & Saatchi, aka “The Lovemarks Company” in November 2008 after spending eight years at GS&P and helped lead the former shop’s Toyota business. In a statement, he says, “BBDO is a creative powerhouse and I’m thrilled to be joining their San Francisco office. [Managing director] Brent [Smart], Jim and Nick [Bartle, director of behavioral planning] are on a serious roll, and I’m excited to team up with these guys and David [Lubars] as well.  They’re all terrific.” We’re just curious to see how that copywriter’s working out at McKay’s former employer.