Droga5 London has named Ashley Shack as Director of Talent – a new role at the agency. Shack, who is American, arrives from Wieden+Kennedy London, where she was the Creative and Design Recruiter. She joins the management team at Droga5 London, reporting to Chief Creative Officer David Kolbusz, Chief Strategy Officer Dylan Williams and CEO […]
Burns Group, a leading brand transformation and advertising company, announced the promotion of Chief Strategy Officer Joanne McKinney to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. McKinney has been the strategic leader of Burns Group for the past eight years, reimagining what strategic planning means in today’s consumer-led world. In her new role as […]
Ebiquity has announced the appointment of Martin Vinter as its new UK Media Practice Lead. Martin will take over from Judith Warn-Ford, who has provided strong leadership to Ebiquity’s UK media team and clients since 2014, having played a key part in building Fairbrother Lenz Eley prior to its acquisition. Joining in April, Martin brings […]
YouTube announced the hire of Cécile Frot-Coutaz as Head of YouTube in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Cécile will be responsible for running YouTube’s business in EMEA and will report to YouTube’s Chief Business Officer, Robert Kyncl. As YouTube’s most senior executive in EMEA, Cécile will be charged with growing content supply and further […]
Tanya Faulkner has been promoted to Managing Director at Quiet Storm, reporting directly to CEO Rania Robinson. As Managing Director, Faulkner will take full commercial and operational responsibility for the agency, and Robinson will focus on agency brand building, new channels of growth and diversification for Quiet Storm. Previously commercial director at Publicis London, Faulkner […]
Mindshare, the global media agency network, has announced two major leadership changes for their Growth Markets region. Amrita Randhawa is promoted to Asia Pacific CEO. Randhawa, who was previously the CEO for Mindshare Greater China will remain based in Shanghai, where she will continue to manage Mindshare China as its Executive Chairperson, in addition to […]
gyro UK, Dentsu Aegis Network’s business-to-business marketing agency, has appointed Steve McCarron to lead the charge as Managing Director of its Manchester office. McCarron joins from Cheetham Bell JWT, where he has been Managing Director since November 2014 having been Head of Planning there since 2008. Prior to Cheetham Bell JWT, he was Head of […]
Influencer marketing platform Buzzoole announced the appointment of Damian Gillman as Head of Business Development and Sarah Whitfield (née Gavin) as Marketing Director. Gillman brings to Buzzoole more than 17 years of experience across the media and content space and joins from MEC Wavemaker where he was Head of Content Partnerships. Whitfield was most recently VP […]
AKQA has promoted Roman Ptakowski to General Manager, and Sallie Baskervill to Director of Client Services. Roman and Sallie will lead the Atlanta studio, its partnerships and client collaborations. Prior to Roman’s appointment as General Manager, he served as Director of Client Services in Atlanta, overseeing assignments for Delta Air Lines, Universal Parks and Resorts, […]
Dentsu Aegis Network has bolstered its management team in Newcastle as the business continues to invest in the North East following a period of significant growth. Steve Underwood has been promoted to the role of Managing Partner of Dentsu Aegis Network Newcastle while Ed Ammon takes on the newly created role of Group Business Director. […]