Independent international media agency The Specialist Works has appointed Tim Neligan as Managing Director to lead the next stage of growth following the recent management buyout led by CEO Martin Woolley and COO Parry Jones. Neligan, most recently Commercial Director APAC & EMEA at Publicis Media’s investment arm APX, will help The Specialist Works develop […]
Global health consultancy and communications agency Health Unlimited has welcomed industry leader Jon Watson as creative lead, further deepening Unlimited Group’s investment in bringing the best in creative thinking to clients. Jon brings over 25 years’ experience to the role and will be based out of the London office reporting to Global CEO Tim Bird. […]
Allianz Insurance has appointed Gabriele Tischler to the role of Director, Market Management & Brand. The role is responsible for the strategic direction of the company’s marketing activities including, customer and market insight, brand strategy, customer propositions and sponsorship, as well as communications to the media, employees and brokers. Gabriele has worked for Allianz since […]
WPP plc announces the appointment of Mark Read as Chief Executive Officer and his appointment to the Board of WPP as an Executive Director with immediate effect. Roberto Quarta, Chairman of WPP, said: “The Board carried out a rigorous selection process, assessing internal and external candidates. That process, alongside Mark’s wise and effective stewardship of […]
Marketing agency BIG Partnership has appointed Steven Hill to the new role of creative director, bringing heavyweight experience with some of the country’s most high-profile brands. Steven has developed strategies for leading brands including Kraft Heinz, Highland Spring, Tennent’s, the Famous Grouse and Royal Bank of Scotland. He has also led hard-hitting public sector creative […]
Paul Domenet, the former Saatchi & Saatchi Creative Director and Founder of Johnny Fearless, has become a partner at Free The Birds five months after the design and communications agency unveiled its new name and brand. He continues in his role of Communications Creative Director following the appointment. Domenet, who played an instrumental role in […]
Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, has appointed Simon Rice to the dedicated role of Data Protection Officer (DPO) for the EMEA region. In this newly created position, Rice will ensure that Merkle continues to meet its obligations under the new General Data Protection Regulation GDPR) law, which came in to force across […]
Toronto-based design and experience studio Jam3 announced the appointments of Florencia Courtaux as Head of Production and Dan Clark as Global Client Partner. The two bring a wealth of international experience to Jam3’s existing global market reach. Argentina native Courtaux began her career in digital marketing at Mercadolibre.com, Ebay’s partner for Latin America. Following this, […]
180LA announces that two new teams will be joining the agency, bolstering a highly regarded creative group. Copywriter Will Sands, previously at Deutsch and AKQA, will partner with Art Director Robison Mattei. Prior to joining the team at 180, Mattei worked at Saatchi & Saatchi LA, CP+B and JWT Sao Paulo, and Leo Burnett Dubai. Both […]
Wunderman UK, a leading global digital agency and a WPP company, has hired James Irvine as managing partner following the growth of several key accounts. Irvine will be responsible for realising the future ambitions of clients and advancing the business’ talent in the areas of creative, data and technology. His appointment comes as the agency […]