Mindshare UK, part of WPP, announces that it has appointed Daniel Da Costa to the role of Strategy Director and Yulia Livne to the role of eCommerce Director. Daniel will be responsible for driving synergy between Mindshare’s strategy and creative teams to help boost the agency’s aim to deliver new innovations for clients. He will also […]
Prophecy Unlimited, the CRM agency specialist in joined-up customer journeys, has completed its executive board line-up with the appointment of James Caig as Head of Strategy. Caig’s hiring follows Prophecy Unlimited’s launch last year to create a Bristol-based agency of more than 200 people focused on insight, creativity, data and technology to help clients predict […]
Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven performance marketing agency, has appointed Margaret Wagner to the new role of executive vice president, growth officer for EMEA. Merkle EMEA has rapidly expanded to 1,300 employees, with 14 offices across five countries, since its first major European acquisition in 2015. It is continuing to aggressively build its offering in […]
Independent global marketing contract compliance specialist, FirmDecisions, has announced the appointment of Dale Garvie as Regional Client Service Director. He joins from Publicis Media, where he previously held the role of Client Commercial Director. Garvie holds a vast range of commercial and financial experience in some of the world’s largest agency groups, having worked in […]
Launch marketing specialist Five by Five has appointed Paul Cottrell, former Creative Director at McCann and Ogilvy, as the agency’s new Executive Creative Director. Reporting to global CEO Nick Lawton, Cottrell will be accountable for Five by Five’s UK output while also collaborating with the agency’s creative directors in Sydney and LA on global client […]
Digital agency Jellyfish has announced the appointment of industry heavyweight Paul Mead as an executive board director. The appointment, which aims to support the business as it continues its rapid growth, is effective immediately. With 20 years of experience, Mead is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the media industry. Voted […]
Amy Kean has been appointed as Head of Strategic Innovation, Starcom Global Clients. Amy will report into Jodie Stranger, UK Group Chief Executive and President of Global Network Clients, EMEA. She is responsible for delivering greater strategic direction to the innovation programmes for Starcom’s clients across the globe. She will also work with the agency’s […]
Wunderman is appointing former SapientRazorfish creative leader Daniel Bonner as its new global chief creative officer effective March 5. Bonner, who left his post of global creative chief at SapientRazorfish last summer, is succeeding Lincoln Bjorkman. A Wunderman spokeswoman said that Bjorkman is leaving to explore new opportunities and is helping Bonner make a smooth transition to […]
VML London is evolving and expanding with the promotion of Harsh Kapadia as executive creative director. Kapadia moved to London from VML New York, where he was a group creative director. His work has been recognised with industry awards including Cannes Lions, Clios, D&AD, The One Show and Spikes Asia. He also serves on VML’s […]
gyro, the world’s first full-service, global creative B2B powerhouse, has promoted a top media leader and welcomed two new hires to its rapidly expanding Singapore office. Rimi Sweis has been promoted to Head of Media for gyro APAC. Sweis has held multiple media account roles within Band Interprise and previously Carat Enterprise which merged with […]