THOMAS CORDNER was named Executive Vice President and Executive Creative Director of JWT's Detroit office, and Worldwide Creative Director on the Ford account, the agency said. Cordner has shepherded the Lexus account at Publicis Groupe's Team One Advertising, El Segundo, Calif., where he was Co-Chairman and Executive Creative Director. The agency was created by Toyota agency Saatchi & Saatchi to handle the luxury brand. He was the creative behind Lexus' long-running "The relentless pursuit of perfection" campaign.