Ex Publicis media chief joins new senior team
FirmDecisions has appointed ex-Publicis stalwart, Andras Vigh, to the role of Managing Director for its UK office. He will be reporting to Global CEO, Federica Bowman, who took over in August. This marks the second major senior team hire in a month, following the announcement of WPP finance veteran, James Stroude, as Global Head of […]
With an all-new outlook and offering primed for this time of unprecedented change, the agency brings a human focus and more emotional approach to branding and experience design
Branding and experience design agency handsome is relaunching with a completely reimagined approach to design and technology consulting. After nine years in the design space, they’re challenging the human-centered design and brand strategy status quo by putting humanity, culture and emotion at the center of their brand, product and experience design practice and client relationships. Beyond a […]
Nik Bedford, Dan Bull and Carla Traini have joined international design agency Design Bridge as Creative Directors. They will form a new creative leadership team for Design Bridge’s Amsterdam Studio alongside fellow Creative Director Fabio Milito.
Design Bridge are pleased to announce the appointment of three new Creative Directors to the international design agency’s Amsterdam Studio: Nik Bedford, Dan Bull and Carla Traini. Nik joins from Cowan Singapore where he has been Creative Director for 6 years, Dan has been running his own creative consultancy for almost a decade, and Carla joined […]
FutureBrand, the global brand transformation company, has promoted Gianni Tozzi to the role of Chief Creative Officer International. Operating out of the Milan office, Tozzi will now oversee the entire creative output of FutureBrand across both the European and Asian markets.Tozzi steps into his new role after over a decade as FutureBrand Milan’s Executive Creative […]
Kaplan joins from OUTFRONT Media
Kinetic, the leading global out-of-home agency that is part of WPP, announced the appointment of Keith Kaplan as Global Chief Executive Officer. Kaplan is well-regarded as a strategic advisor at the intersection of digital and out-of-home (OOH) with a strong focus on innovative ways to drive success for clients. Kaplan takes over from Marc-Antoine de […]
Kelly Knight has been named as AMV BBDO’s first Chief Diversity and HR Officer, with a brief to work with senior leadership at the agency to ramp up its work building a culture which is inclusive, celebrates and recognises diversity. Her responsibilities also include ensuring that AMV’s services and strategy are aligned to the agency’s […]
Young people choose saving over spending and want brands to work for the greater good, Wunderman Thompson study shows
The world’s youths, collectively dubbed generation Z, are frustrated and uncertain about the future, yet convinced they are capable of uniting to bring about change, according to a new study by Wunderman Thompson Intelligence. And even though the pandemic has stirred up every aspect of their lives, gen Zers remain unshaken in their core values, […]
Independent agency CreativeRace have announced a number of key hires in 2020 to support the delivery of their growth plans, including expanding their service provision to include a dedicated PR and social integrated agency proposition. Despite challenging market conditions this year, CreativeRace have remained committed to propel the agency forward by investing in the talent to produce […]
JDO, the global brand design agency, has today announced the appointment of Ashleigh Steinhobel to the role of Senior Strategist. Joining from Pearlfisher London, Ashleigh brings a wealth of experience to JDO’s growing strategic offer and will work across the agency’s broad portfolio of international clients including: Shell, Pepsi and Dove. “JDO is at a very exciting time […]
Thomas Bjerg, founder of award-winning creative agency Very, and Farah Dib, former creative strategist at AKQA and Droga5, have partnered to launch TwentyTwenty Agency to support brands to combat loneliness and build community to contribute to a more inclusive future. While 2020 has proved a challenge, partners Farah and Thomas have felt a rousing call […]