McCann Worldgroup announced it has named Chris Macdonald and Nannette Dufour to new leadership positions. Macdonald has been promoted to President, Advertising & Allied Agencies, and Dufour to President, Global Clients & Business Leadership. Harris Diamond, Chairman and CEO, McCann Worldgroup, said, “Nannette and Chris will work along with Bill Kolb, who is President, Diversified […]
 The Times have commissioned creative agency, ROTHCO to celebrate the legacy of JFK in the lead up to the end of the centenary of his birth. On March 16, they release ‘JFK Unsilenced’, a campaign that uses specialist AI technology, to recreate the speech the 35th US president was meant to make in Dallas, on […]
gyro, the world’s first full-service, global creative B2B powerhouse, has appointed Angie Fischer as President of gyro Cincinnati. Fischer brings more than 17 years of marketing and brand engagement experience. She is a Harvard graduate who joins gyro from Curiosity Marketing where she recently received the University of Cincinnati Goering Center’s “Rising Leader” honors. At […]
Omnicom Group Inc. President and CEO John Wren announced the appointment of Wendy Clark as President and CEO of DDB Worldwide. Clark succeeds Chuck Brymer who will assume the title of Chairman. Both roles are effective immediately. “After 12 terrific years as the head of DDB, I am excited to hand the baton to Wendy,” said Chuck Brymer, Chairman, DDB Worldwide. […]
UM has appointed Chris Skinner to the new role of President, EMEA; a role that will see him provide brand leadership to the region, driving growth, and developing key strategic talent, client relationships and the UM product offering. The move follows a series of recent global client wins including Spotify, Accenture and Coach in the […]
Ecrebo, the point of sale marketing specialist, announced it has appointed Mike Grimes as their US President. Bringing more than 25 years’ experience in growth-stage organisations focused on retail solutions, Grimes will be responsible for accelerating Ecrebo’s operations in North America to grow and support its customer base in the US. Earlier in 2017, Ecrebo received £12 million […]
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 […]
Y&R Global CEO David Sable announced that Andrew Dimitriou, a 16-year Y&R veteran, with experience working across four Continents in the network, has been named President of Y&R Europe. Andrew will work closely with the leaders in the region to evolve and help grow Y&R’s European offering, in order to serve Y&R’s clients across markets […]
The Institute of Promotional Marketing (IPM) has appointed Telegraph Media Group executive director and Commonwealth Press Union chairman Lord Black of Brentwood as its president. This the first time that the IPM has appointed a president and he joins a senior line-up that includes chairman Graham Temple, vice-chairman John Sylvester and new MD Carey Trevill. […]
ADFEST 2013’s Grand Jury President, Graham Fink, is presenting a Speaker Session that shares his personal experiences from working in Asia & London, celebrating the differences, the similarities, and the hilarities. ‘Connecting Cultures’ will be the last presentation at ADFEST 2013, wrapping up three days of illuminating, entertaining and provocative Speaker Sessions. “ADFEST is a […]