Vault49 appoints Sam Wilkes as new Associate Creative Director

Vault49 appoints Sam Wilkes as new Associate Creative Director

New York brand design agency Vault49 has appointed Sam Wilkes as Associate Creative Director. Wilkes is leaving behind her previous role at LOVE Creative in Manchester, UK, to cross the Atlantic for the opportunity. Her extensive experience in packaging design will help drive that part of Vault49’s business, which already includes clients such as Diageo. […]

Creative Mentor Network appoints Russ Lidstone as Chair

Creative Mentor Network appoints Russ Lidstone as Chair

Creative Mentor Network (CMN) has appointed Russ Lidstone, Group CEO of The Creative Engagement Group and former CEO of Havas London, to the position of Chair. Lidstone will perform the non-exec role in addition to his Group CEO role at The Creative Engagement Group. Lidstone takes up the newly created position as the charity seeks […]

Mel Edwards Named Wunderman’s Global CEO

Mel Edwards Named Wunderman’s Global CEO

Wunderman, the leading global digital agency and a WPP company, announced the appointment of Mel Edwards as Global CEO, effective immediately. She succeeds Mark Read, who was recently named CEO of WPP. As Global CEO, Edwards will oversee 9,200 people across 200 offices in 70 markets and build on Wunderman’s strengths as a leading digital […]

BETC Group launch BETC Étoile Rouge, a new generation of luxury

BETC Group launch BETC Étoile Rouge,  a new generation of luxury

Following the acquisition of Étoile Rouge, an independent agency founded by Delphine de Canecaude in 2001, BETC Luxe and Étoile Rouge are officially merging to create BETC Étoile Rouge, an agency dedicated to luxury, fashion and beauty brands, as part of the BETC Group. Co-managed by Brune Buonomano (General Manager), Delphine de Canecaude (General Manager) […]

M&C Saatchi appoints new Group HR Director

M&C Saatchi appoints new Group HR Director

M&C Saatchi is delighted to announce the appointment of Emily Hawkins as Group HR Director, starting in September 2018. Emily joins from Conde Nast Publishing where she held the post of Senior HR Business Partner and Head of Employee Engagement for four years. Prior to that Emily held senior positions at Hugo Boss UK & […]

Engine appoints new CEO for Europe and Asia Pacific

Engine appoints new CEO for Europe and Asia Pacific

Marketing and business transformation company Engine announced the appointment of Jim Moffatt as CEO of the company’s Europe and Asia Pacific operations. Jim will join Engine on October 15 to oversee Engine’s eight offices in London, Manchester, Dusseldorf, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney and Melbourne. This will be enabled by building on Engine’s collaborative business model […]

AAR launches new innovation practice to help brands navigate the complex partner landscape

AAR launches new innovation practice to help brands navigate the complex partner landscape

AAR, the management consultancy that helps brands establish and manage marketing partnerships, has today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind innovation practice, as it also unveils the findings of a landmark study into the corporate innovation landscape. AAR is launching the new practice in response to the growing imperative for businesses to create a culture […]

Momentum Worldwide grows presence in India with new South Market Office in Bangalore

Momentum Worldwide grows presence in India with new South Market Office in Bangalore

Global experiential advertising agency, Momentum Worldwide, announced the expansion of Momentum Worldwide in India, with the opening of a new Bangalore office to sit alongside its existing Delhi office. The opening of the Bangalore office will enable Momentum to create new market opportunities for existing clients within the South Market, which include Microsoft, Western Digital […]