Spark44 has announced the appointment of Ralf Specht as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), elected by the Joint Venture Board of Management. As of 1 January 2018, Mr Specht replaces Steve Woolford as CEO, who is retiring from the business. After a successful career with global automotive brands and communications agencies, Steve developed the Spark44 business […]
As Serviceplan International continue to expand their unique House of Communication model across the globe, making strategic creative and management hires to reflect their increasingly global outlook, Serviceplan China has appointed Chong Kin as Chief Creative Officer Greater China, Marcus Ma as Managing Director Beijing, and Lili Pang as General Manager Shanghai. Chong Kin and […]
MarComm’s Star Parade is a series where we shine the spotlight on some of the global stars from the Marketing and Communications industry, and Souvik Datta has been a creative beacon in India for over 17 years now. Creativeland Asia’s executive creative director has previously worked for some of India’s leading agencies and his work has also […]
Above+Beyond has strengthened its creative department with two new hirings – Creatives Ben Gough and Jordan Dale. Gough is a recent runner-up in the 2017 Homespun Yarns short film competition for his film ‘How A Kite Flies’ – a humorous yet heart-warming story of loneliness narrated by Sir Ian McKellen. He has worked as a […]
WPP has appointed Karen Blackett to the newly created position of UK country manager. In an internal memo to staff, Sir Martin Sorrell said Blackett – currently chairwoman of MediaCom UK – will focus on WPP’s core strategic priority of horizontality, ensuring that the group’s companies “work together effectively and present a seamlessly integrated and […]
Independent creative agency, RPM, announces a new addition to the senior team as Sam Fenwick returns to RPM as a Business Director after a five year break from the agency. Sam previously worked for RPM, as an Account Director on experiential projects including the Award-winning ‘Smirnoff presents Sensation’ and the Reebok CrossFit International Fitness Championships. […]
Brand agency Pollitt & Partners has announced the appointment of Natalie Maher as chief executive officer. Natalie has joined the agency, to lead a team of 37 partners at the UK’s first 100% employee-owned branding agency. This leadership change is integral to the agency’s continued growth and success. Natalie comments: “It’s always been important to […]
Quiet Storm is bolstering its creative department, digital offering, and client servicing with three senior new appointments. Award-winning creative Laurence Quinn joins the independent agency as Creative Director, Scott Powney as Digital Director, and Jonathan Dale as Business Director. Responsible for driving creative excellence across Quiet Storm’s client base and its new business efforts, Quinn […]
International auction website for unique items Catawiki has announced Ravi Vora as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Catawiki has built its position as one of the fastest growing companies in Europe, ranked 13th in the Financial Times ‘Europe’s Fastest growing Companies’. As CMO, Vora will be responsible for the start-ups brand development, global marketing strategy […]
iCrossing, a leading global digital marketing agency owned by Hearst, announced the appointment of Jeff Ratner to the position of Chief Media Officer, effective January 2, 2018. In this role, Ratner will be responsible for overseeing iCrossing’s media offering and team across the U.S. He will be based in New York and will report to […]