Smith & Milton has hired Rob Wade to the role of group creative director to reinforce both its senior management team and its creative credentials. Wade will join Smith & Milton’s founder and group chairman Howard Milton and group managing director Ben Mott on the brand consultancy’s main shareholding board, as well as sitting on […]
Award-winning, international branding agency, Lambie-Nairn, has announced the appointment of Andy Hayes as its new Managing Director Northern Europe and Middle East. His move marks a promotion from his current role of Regional Director in the Middle East. In his new role, based in London, Hayes will continue to oversee the Lambie-Nairn business in the […]
Leading brand design consultancy Holmes & Marchant is proud to announce it has hired Harry Cox as senior designer to work across its client portfolio. Reporting to Jeremy Shaw, Holmes & Marchant Creative Director Europe, Harry will be working across the agency’s diverse range of clients, from Unilever to Informa. Harry joins from his position […]
Trevor Melvin has become the latest multi-award-winning director to join Hotspur & Argyle’s rapidly expanding roster of talent. The signing follows the recent arrival of animation supremo Chris Shepherd at Hotspur & Argyle. Melvin joins H&A from RSA where he has been signed since 2008. He also previously worked with Paul Weiland and Blink. Melvin […]
McCann London has bolstered McCann LIVE, its digital and social offering, by hiring Irina Kondrashova as Strategy Director and the BBC’s Chris Hamilton in the new role of Editorial Director. Irina Kondrashova leads McCann LIVE’s integrated strategic services and is part of the planning team working across L’Oreal Paris, Microsoft and Zurich. Previously, Irina was […]
sparks & honey, the New York-based agency that synchronizes brands with culture in the now, next and future, has announced two executive appointments — Mike Lanzi to the role of Chief Client Officer and Paul Butler to the role of Chief Operating Officer, both new positions. Lanzi will oversee the full client portfolio across all […]
Royal Caribbean International has announced the appointment of a new Marketing Director, Tamara Strauss after a brief consultancy period to lead brand strategy and a repositioning of the company’s marketing communications in the UK and Ireland. Tamara will head up the marketing, communications and distribution teams, drawing on her experience in online, trade marketing and […]
Karmarama is promoting Peter Dolukhanov, the co-founder founder of Nice Agency, the mobile app agency acquired by Karmarama last year, to the new role of Group Chief Technology Officer. Dolukhanov now takes responsibility for the digital and technology offering across the entire group. He reports into Ben Bilboul, the Group Chief Executive of Karmarama. Dolukhanov […]
McDonald’s announced that the Board of Directors has appointed two new senior management positions to drive the company’s turnaround efforts. Effective Oct. 1, David Fairhurst will assume the newly expanded role of corporate executive vice president, chief people officer. Fairhurst will oversee global human resources with additional responsibility for global training. He will report directly […]
Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held spirits company, announces the creation of a new dual role and immediate appointment of Mr. Adam Zhu, 50, as Non-Executive Chairman of Greater China for Bacardi and Special Advisor to Bacardi Limited Chief Executive Officer Michael Dolan. n these roles, Mr. Zhu will utilize his considerable expertise to […]