The Coca-Cola Company announced James Quincey has been named President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. As President and COO, Quincey will have responsibility for all of the Company’s operating units worldwide. He will report directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent. Quincey, 50, is a 19-year veteran of Coca-Cola and since […]
Cheil Worldwide, the marketing solutions company headquartered in South Korea, has announced the appointment of Brad W. Brinegar to the new position of CEO of Cheil in North America, effective immediately. In his new role, Brinegar will lead the charge on setting the vision for the Cheil network in North America. He will be responsible […]
Controversial car sharing start-up Uber is never far from the headlines these days as irate cabbies take to the streets to complain about the threat to their livelihood but its financial affairs have remain largely hidden from view, until now. Gawker has published financial documents purportedly obtained from Uber which show the firm is racking […]
I-D, the fashion title owned by Vice, has set up an online luxury lifestyle channel called Amuse. The video and editorial platform is aimed at a “young and culturally conscious international audience”. Xerxes Cook, the founding editor of Purple Travel and Postmatter, has been named the editor-in-chief at Amuse. Tash Tan has been appointed the […]
Live & Breathe has appointed Justin Hill as creative director for its Leeds office with immediate effect as it continues to invest in high profile talent from across the industry. The move follows the promotion of James Hoxley to the role of executive creative director earlier this year as part of a restructure of the […]
Stack is proud to announce the hire of award-winning data planner Caroline Kimber, who is joining the agency as its new Data Strategy Director. Kimber joins the agency at a time of a significant investment in its strategic data capabilities. She will work across Stack’s entire client base with a significant role on Peugeot, Citroen […]
Following the appointment of Nik Studzinki, Sam Walker and Joe De Souza, Karmarama’s Group ECDs set to leave. Walker and De Souza joined Karmarama in 2010 and were subsequently made Partners and Group ECDs with responsibility for the group’s entire creative output alongside fellow Group ECD, Caitlin Ryan. During their tenure they won significant business […]
Karmarama announce that they have appointed two new creative directors, who will work across the Costa and Iceland accounts at the agency, as well as on pitch opportunities. Turner and Westland join from krow where they have been Creative Directors for the last two years, looking after DFS, Fiat, and the launch of Virgin Trains […]
The Moneytizer, a new ad platform specialising in online ad optimisation for small and medium-sized editorial publishers, has launched its first UK office in London. The business, originally founded in France in 2014, provides the leading ad optimisation platform for small and medium publishers such as bloggers. Its sole purpose is to give those publishers […]
Bacardi announced the immediate promotion of Fabio Di Giammarco, 42, to Global Vice President for Bacardí rum. In this role, Mr. Di Giammarco is responsible for the Bacardí rum brand marketing efforts globally, including enhancing brand equity, positioning, advertising, packaging and pricing. He reports to Mauricio Vergara, CMO North America and global lead for Bacardí […]