New York brand design agency Vault49 has appointed Spencer Ryan as Creative Services Director. Ryan leaves her previous role as Creative Services Manager with JKR where she played a key role in building a team of 15 to 80 in just four years. This extensive experience will help drive Vault49 into its next stage of […]
Havas Group Media has tapped Bret Leece as its new Global Chief Data & Innovation Officer. Based in New York, Leece’s appointment to the newly created global role is effective immediately. Leece’s remit is to build useful data products and services, providing platforms for planning and buying of meaningful media. In this new role, Leece […]
One of the leading personalities in the travel market has joined M3 as part of its ambitious plans to double accounts in this sector. The West Midlands full service advertising agency, which has offices in Birmingham, Oxford Circus in London and Wolverhampton, has appointed John Donnelly as Non-Executive Director to build on more than £1.5m […]
McCann London has promoted the creative directors behind its wave of stellar Xbox campaigns, Sanjiv Mistry and Jamie Mietz, to Executive Creative Directors of m:united//McCann London. Mistry and Mietz were among the first creative hires under McCann London’s Chief Creative Officers Rob Doubal and Laurence Thomson, and since leading the Microsoft business have helped position […]
Wunderman UK, the leading global digital agency and a WPP company, has hired Niki Foteinopoulou as lead data scientist as it continues to strengthen its award-winning data and analytics team. Niki, who moves over from Publicis Media, will be responsible for implementing machine learning, running advanced Big Data projects and developing new analytical solutions for […]
Social Chain Group, made up from social first marketing agency Social Chain, and social media publishing house Media Chain, has announced the appointment of Oliver Yonchev as Managing Director for The Social Chain Group’s North American Operation. Social Chain Group’s North American operation has had phenomenal growth in 2018, achieving a 900% Year on Year […]
Kelkoo Group, the leading pan-European eCommerce advertising and shopping comparison service (CSS), has announced the appointment of Paul Lyonette as its Commercial Director for the UK and Europe, to service and expand the group’s client accounts. Based out of Kelkoo Group’s London headquarters, Paul will be responsible for building international partnerships with retailers and merchants […]
Armadillo, the specialist CRM agency, has appointed ex-Google and Amazon advisor, Ann Hiatt, as its new Non Executive Director (NED). Hiatt worked side-by-side with Eric Schmidt (Google CEO/Executive Chairman) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon Founder and CEO) during her 15 years with the US tech giants. Having recently moved to Europe from the US, Hiatt is […]
Sweetshop has signed International Emmy-winning Director Edward Berger for representation globally. Edward is now available for commercial and long-form projects from across the UK and Europe. Edward’s Patrick Melrose series, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jennifer Jason Leigh, picked up five Emmy nominations, including Best Director and Best Limited Series. He also directed the two-hour series […]
Customer agency LIDA, part of the M&C Saatchi Group, has named Jonathan Goodman as CEO, as it looks to the next stage of its evolution. LIDA veteran Goodman joined the agency in 2010, and was made Managing Director in 2014, when it earned the title of Campaign Agency of the Year. In 2016, he became […]