MEC announced that Amanda Richman has been named CEO USA. Once the merger between MEC and Maxus is complete, Richman will take charge of the new agency. In making the announcement, Tim Castree, global CEO, said, “Amanda is a fantastic choice to be our US leader; her 20+ years of experience spans digital, investment, innovation […]
A decade after having set up and run what has become one of the largest and most successful independent communications company in India, Creativeland Asia’s Founder & Creative Chairman, Sajan Raj Kurup has announced a strategic move to evolve Creativeland from a communications company into a complete creative eco-system by investing in creating a group that […]
Following recent events, Tamara Ingram, currently Chief Client Team Officer at WPP, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of J. Walter Thompson Company, replacing Gustavo Martinez, who has resigned, with immediate effect. The announcement comes a week after Erin Johnson, the agency’s chief communications officer, filed a lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court alleging Martinez had […]
Mindshare South Africa, the global media agency network that is part of WPP, has appointed Thabang Ramogase as its CEO. Thabang has over twenty years’ experience working in the marketing industry. He started his career at Merill Lynch, moving to companies such as the SABC, Coca-Cola, and MTN. In 2003 he founded and was the […]
Tom Adamski, who served as global chief executive officer of Publicis Groupe‘s Razorfish Global network for less than one year, has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 43 years old. Shannon Denton, the Razorfish veteran and North American CEO, stepped up to serve as interim global chief when Adamski began receiving treatment. […]
The Carlsberg Group announced that Jørn P. Jensen, Deputy CEO and CFO will leave the company by end of September 2015. Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Flemming Besenbacher says: “With a new CEO well on board it has been agreed between the Supervisory Board and Jørn P. Jensen that now is the right time for […]
Cheryl Giovannoni is leaving Landor Associates, where she is president of EMEA, to become chief executive of Ogilvy & Mather Advertising UK. Landor would not comment on who will replace Giovannoni as president but Landor managing director Jane Geraghty said: “It has been a pleasure working with Cheryl and we wish her every success in […]