McDonald’s announced that the Board of Directors has appointed two new senior management positions to drive the company’s turnaround efforts. Effective Oct. 1, David Fairhurst will assume the newly expanded role of corporate executive vice president, chief people officer. Fairhurst will oversee global human resources with additional responsibility for global training. He will report directly […]
Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, announces the creation of a new dual role and immediate appointment of Mr. Adam Zhu, 50, as Non-Executive Chairman of Greater China for Bacardi and Special Advisor to Bacardi Limited Chief Executive Officer Michael Dolan. n these roles, Mr. Zhu will utilize his considerable expertise to […]
The Carlsberg Group announced that Jørn P. Jensen, Deputy CEO and CFO will leave the company by end of September 2015. Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Flemming Besenbacher says: “With a new CEO well on board it has been agreed between the Supervisory Board and Jørn P. Jensen that now is the right time for […]
The Gate has appointed Peter Bennett to the new role of Executive Director – Media. Bennett joins the agency to boost its full-service offering across a range of clients and to provide media planning and buying services to other group companies within MSQ Partners Reporting to Luke Mugliston, the agency’s chief executive, Bennett will join […]
Full-service content marketing agency Headstream announces the appointments of Julia Hutchison and Jennifer Warren as client partners. Both will oversee the delivery of a selection of the agency’s existing projects and accounts, ensuring it maintains its highly-regarded standard of work, whilst also supporting on new business. Hutchison joins the agency with a remit to expand […]
Cheil Worldwide, the marketing solutions company headquartered in South Korea, announced Spikes Asia’s appointment of global executive creative director, Wain Choi, as the Jury President. Spikes Asia is the most prominent award show in Asia for excellence in the creative communications industry. Wain Choi has been named as Spikes Asia’s first ever Jury President from […]
Just So and the Guardian create a fresh approach to cookery demonstrations. The new pilot video, launched on theguardian.com, features acclaimed chef Yotam Ottolenghi and his head chef from Nopi, Ramael Scully, as they attempt to create an entirely new dish in front of the camera. Filmed in Ottolenghi’s test kitchen in Camden, this fresh […]
Ian Haworth, the global chief creative officer of Rapp, has been appointed as the executive creative director of Wunderman UK and EMEA. Haworth, who is also the chairman of Rapp UK, takes on responsibility for running Wunderman UK’s creative department and, as the first ECD for EMEA, will also oversee creative output across the region. […]
Maxus announced the appointment of Rudi Symons as its first EMEA head of talent and culture. At Maxus, Symons will oversee talent development and engagement to ensure it continues to attract and inspire exceptionally talented individuals. Symons joins Maxus from ZenithOptimedia where she held the role of head of culture and learning, responsible for delivering […]
The new FIAT 500 and British singer-songwriter, Ella Eyre, created history tonight by debuting a re-mastered iconic track on stage together. A star-studded crowd gathered at Potter’s Field Park in London to witness a specially re-mastered version of the number one track “Best Of My Love” by The Emotions. The new FIAT 500 and Ella, […]