Karmarama hires Jamie Toward as Managing Partner for Content

Karmarama hires Jamie Toward as Managing Partner for Content

Karmarama has appointed Jamie Toward as Managing Partner for Content. He joins Karmarama from MEC where he was Head of Content. Reporting to Jon Wilkins, Karmarama’s Executive Chairman, Toward will lead data-driven content, an ongoing growth area for the agency. Karmarama has a strong heritage in content strategy and creative, and through its production company Kream, […]

Stack hires James Champ to fill top planning role

Stack hires James Champ to fill top planning role

Stack has appointed James Champ to the role of planning director. Champ joins Stack, part of the MSQ Partners group of agencies, to lead the agency’s planning department and to boost its strategic offer across all clients. Previously the planning director at Rapier, Champ was also the planning director at The Communications Agency and the […]

Hornall Anderson strengthens strategic leadership with appointment of Dan Monteith as Managing Partner

Hornall Anderson strengthens strategic leadership with appointment of Dan Monteith as Managing Partner

Global branding and design agency Hornall Anderson has announced the appointment of Dan Monteith as Managing Partner, based in the agency’s London office. Dan’s industry knowledge and proven track record in building brands make him ideally suited to the newly developed role. Dan will co-lead the agency alongside Managing Director Kim Van Elkan and will […]

Ogilvy & Mather names John Seifert Worldwide CEO

Ogilvy & Mather names John Seifert Worldwide CEO

It has been announced that John Seifert has assumed the post of Worldwide CEO, Ogilvy & Mather effective immediately. Miles Young, Worldwide Chairman and CEO, Ogilvy & Mather will continue in his position until September 1, 2016, at which point Mr. Seifert will become Worldwide Chairman and CEO and Mr. Young will retain a non-executive […]

GroupM inks deal with Line to give clients ‘competitive advantages’ on the Japanese messaging app

GroupM inks deal with Line to give clients ‘competitive advantages’ on the Japanese messaging app

GroupM APAC has signed a deal with Japanese messaging app Line to give its clients better access to new commercial products and training. Brand accounts are closely monitored on Line to ensure no fake accounts exist, according to the messaging app. The partnership will mean GroupM clients can use official accounts to speak to customers, […]

Y&R names Jaime Mandelbaum new Europe Chief Creative Officer

Y&R names Jaime Mandelbaum new Europe Chief Creative Officer

Y&R Global Chief Creative Officer Tony Granger and Andrew Dimitriou, Y&R’s CEO of Europe, announced the appointment of Jaime Mandelbaum as Chief Creative Officer of Europe. The São Paulo-born creative who has served as Chief Creative Officer of Y&R Central & Eastern Europe since 2013, will now oversee the global ad agency’s creative efforts across […]

Mindshare South Africa appoint Thabang Ramogase as its CEO

Mindshare South Africa appoint Thabang Ramogase as its CEO

Mindshare South Africa, the global media agency network that is part of WPP, has appointed Thabang Ramogase as its CEO. Thabang has over twenty years’ experience working in the marketing industry. He started his career at Merill Lynch, moving to companies such as the SABC, Coca-Cola, and MTN. In 2003 he founded and was the […]