BMB has completed its new management line up with the appointment of Jason Cobbold as its Chief Executive Officer. Cobbold joins from innovation agency Redscout, where he was Managing Director. He joined the US-based agency in 2014 to launch a London office, working with a range of clients including Boots, PepsiCo, Warner Brothers, Marriott, Pernod […]
Publicis Groupe announced that Tom Kao has been appointed as CEO of Publicis Groupe Hong Kong. In this new role, Tom Kao will be responsible for the 13 agencies under the Publicis Groupe Hong Kong umbrella, which include Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Publicis.Sapient, Luminous, MSL, Digitas, Arc, Blue 449, Performics, Spark Foundry, […]
MiQ, the leading Marketing Intelligence company, has announced the appointment of Giles Ivey in the newly created role of CEO, UK. Joining in June, he will oversee MiQ’s impressive growth in the UK and continue to expand the business across Media, Analytics and Technology. Giles comes to MiQ with a hugely impressive background in the […]
WoodWing, a leader in multichannel content creation, announced the appointment of Ross Paterson as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Effective immediately, Paterson will succeed Jan de Roos, who prepared the company for the next phase of growth. Under De Roos’ leadership, WoodWing has improved its internal organisation while expanding its global footprint further […]
UM, the IPG Mediabrands full-service global media agency, has appointed Rachel Forde as UK CEO. In this newly-created role, Forde will spearhead UM’s growth plans to develop a future-facing media agency that meets the changing needs of its clients. Building on IPG Mediabrands’ significant growth this past year and global client wins of Accenture, Coach […]
Publicis Groupe announced a unified leadership structure across Publicis Media EMEA and APAC, with Gerry Boyle appointed to the role of CEO, Publicis Media EMEA and APAC. This role expands on Boyle’s current remit as CEO of Publicis Media APAC to include oversight of EMEA operations as well. Boyle will continue to report to Steve […]
David Jones, founder of You & Mr Jones announced that Rebecca Sykes has been named Global CEO of video content creation network MOFILM. Promoted from her role as Managing Director of Europe for MOFILM, Sykes will now lead the growth and development of the tech-driven, diverse community of filmmakers, reporting directly to David Jones, Founder […]
Sir Martin Sorrell has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of WPP with immediate effect. Roberto Quarta, Chairman of WPP, becomes Executive Chairman until the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. Mark Read, Chief Executive Officer of Wunderman and WPP Digital, and Andrew Scott, WPP Corporate Development Director and Chief Operating Officer, Europe, have […]
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 […]
Silver, a leading B2B full-service agency, has appointed Alison Masters as its new Chief Executive Officer starting immediately. Silver founder and current CEO, Graham Dodridge, will assume the role of Chairman. Alison joins Silver from 1Spatial, a software solutions provider and leader in managing geospatial data, where she was Chief Marketing and Partner Officer since […]