The Board of Directors of Omnicom Group Inc. announced the appointment of Ronnie S. Hawkins as an Independent Director, effective immediately. Mr. Hawkins’ appointment increases the size of the Board of Directors to 14 members, 12 of whom are independent. He will be a member of the Finance Committee. “It is a pleasure to welcome […]
Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, has boosted its Customer Experience (CX) team with two senior hires in EMEA, amid ambitious plans to expand the division in the region. Guy Howland has been appointed to the newly created role of creative director, with responsibility for leading a team that delivers data-driven creative solutions […]
LIDA has appointed one of London’s leading creative stars, Ben Golik, as the agency’s new Chief Creative Officer. Ben joins LIDA from Rapp where he was Group Executive Creative Director, working on a range of award-winning campaigns for brands such as PayPal, Virgin Media and Heist. Prior to Rapp, Ben spent 10 years at Kitcatt […]
Global communications agency, M&C Saatchi PR, has appointed Julian Cirrone to the newly created role of Creative Director as it expands its strategic and creative department, CREATE, following a recent string of new business wins. Reporting into M&C Saatchi PR’s Head of CREATE Nathan Kemp, Cirrone will be responsible for building out CREATE’s offering, ensuring […]
Leading independent marketing contract compliance specialist, FirmDecisions, has appointed Angelika Scarperi as Managing Director for Germany. She will lead FirmDecisions in the DACH cluster of countries – Germany, Austria, and Switzerland – and is charged with enabling advertisers to improve and enhance their relationships with their agency partners. She has taken on this role from […]
Geometry unveiled a new brand identity reflecting the changes the agency has gone through since it was launched nearly five years ago. “A lot has changed since 2013. Our world has become more digitised and fractured, and brands are thinking more about how to optimise their sales in an omni-channel world,” said Steve Harding, Global […]
Y&R London has appointed Daniel Lipman as its new head of account management. Daniel’s role starts with immediate effect and will see him take responsibility for championing proactive account leadership, nurturing and growing its existing talent and recruiting the best in the business to join the account management department, reporting directly to Y&R London CEO, […]
Brand design consultancy Elmwood, announces that it has acquired digital design agency, Framework Creative. The London-based agency specialises in the design and production of virtual brand experiences using the latest immersive, simulation technologies, including augmented reality and virtual reality. The acquisition underpins Elmwood’s continued investment in design innovation and boosts its immersive experience design capability. […]
Omnicom announced the appointment of Torrey La Grange to the newly created position of Chief Talent Officer of its Global Client Leaders (GCL) group. The GCL group is comprised of client leaders responsible for overseeing Omnicom’s top global accounts. Underscoring the company’s ongoing investment in talent and connected client solutions, Torrey will be working closely […]
OVO Energy, the UK’s leading independent energy provider, has appointed Uncommon Creative Studio to consult on the brand, its role in culture and the future of the energy category. OVO Energy was founded in 2009 by entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick on the belief that people wanted a better energy company – one that simplified energy and […]