MEC has made changes to its global management team and UK agency leadership, setting it up globally and locally to continue to develop and thrive, Charles Courtier, the Global CEO of MEC announced on February 4. Jason Dormieux takes the helm as sole UK CEO and Stuart Bowden becomes Global Chief Strategy Officer. Jason will lead […]
Marketing luminaries from Mars Inc., Unilever, DDB and Mondelez International have been confirmed as speakers at the Cannes Lions, an eight day event that brings together branded communications professionals in an international festival of creativity. The first speakers confirmed include Mars Inc. global CMO Bruce McColl, DDB’s president and CEO for North America Wendy Clark, […]
Kieve Ducharme has joined BBD Perfect Storm as its first Operations Director to oversee all aspects of the agency’s operations and production. She was previously at Quiet Storm where she had been overseeing production and operations. Ducharme has integrated experience in branded entertainment, content and broadcast and was previously part of Hogarth, the production arm […]
Wunderman UK has appointed Rob Curran as Head of User Experience. Curran joins from RAPP, where he was Director of User Experience, to lead the charge in ensuring that Wunderman UK continues to offer the best in class digital experiences to its clients. He will be working across a number of accounts, including Legal and […]
Penguin Random House has hired creative brand communications agency Taylor Herring for a campaign to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the birth of famed British author, illustrator, conservationist, farmer and scientist Beatrix Potter. Following a competitive pitch process, Taylor Herring are developing a campaign which is set to bring a series of key characters from […]
Omobono London has announced the appointment of four new team members, highlighting the agency’s progressive growth following its launch last year. Joining the London team will be: Melanie Giles, Senior Strategist; Ying Mak, Strategist; Jo Coles, Client Director and Jessica Brunt, Project Manager. Coming from a senior (EMEA) role across internal and external communications for […]
Creative marketing agency RPM has announced the promotion of Tim Jones to the role of Creative Director. Jones has been at RPM for eight years in which time he has been responsible for award-winning campaigns across brand comms, Enhanced-Shopper Experience and Experience-First Platforms. His new role is to lead RPM’s creative department into the agency’s […]
ADFEST is pleased to announce that Paul Kemp-Robertson, Co-Founder and Editorial Director of Contagious Communications, is presenting a thought-provoking session on “The Dangers of Anti-Creativity” at ADFEST 2016. Kemp-Robertson is an expert on marketing innovation trends, and is considered one of the most reliable forecasters of the brands and movements that are shaping the future […]
Ogilvy & Mather India’s advertising legend Piyush Pandey has been acknowledged by the Indian Government for his outstanding contribution to the advertising and marketing industry. In today’s India Republic Day honours, Pandey was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It is the first time someone from the […]
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, […]