People on the Move
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
  • Kate Hildebrant
    CP+B

    CP+B promoted Kate Hildebrant to vice president, director of video production. Hildebrant will be responsible for leading the agency's video producers and creating video content deliverable across all media platforms. Based in LA, She will focus the department on creating work that becomes a part of pop culture, connecting consumers and brands. Hildebrant joined CP+B in 2009, working on campaigns for JELL-O, Fruit of the Loom, Microsoft, Kraft, American Express and Bolthouse Farms. Prior to CP+B she worked at DDB, producing work for McDonald's, Midas, Anheuser-Busch, State Farm, Capital One and Wrigley. Her work with Budweiser's "Clydesdale American Dream" was nominated for an Emmy. Hildebrant began her career at Fallon producing work for BMW, Archipelago, Citibank, Subway and Timberland.

  • Tracy Richards
    Organic

    Organic elevated Tracy Richards to chief marketing officer, a new position, and part of a restructure of Organic's business development efforts. She will report to David Shulman, CEO of the agency. Shulman has tapped Richards to identify expanded new business opportunities and grow relationships with existing clients. Richards ha worked at the agency for more than 13 years, most recently serving as group director, global business development. In that role she led the ideation and creation of digitally inspired consumer experiences for the agency's clients. She also managed multiple Omnicom-level new business initiatives during her tenure.

  • Matt Sherman and Jamie Simms
    David&Goliath

    David&Goliath added Matt Sherman as associate creative director and Jamie Simms as account director to its LA office. Sherman will be responsible for creative output on Kia, and report to Colin Jeffery, executive creative director/managing partner of D&G. He joins the agency from Mullen LA, where was associate creative director, working on Acura. Prior to that, Sherman spent three years as a copywriter at Deutsch LA, where he contributed to award-winning work for Volkswagen's brand campaigns. At D&G, Simms will oversee client initiatives for Universal Studios Hollywood, New York-New York Hotel & Casino and Brooklyn Gin, reporting to Brian Dunbar, D&G's director of client services/managing partner. Simms joins the agency from Grey NY, where she was vice president, account director, managing Diageo North America brands Crown Royal and Ketel One. Prior to that, Simms spent four years at Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners working across a variety of categories including Wendy's, Svedka Vodka, Capital One Bank and Steak & Shake Enterprises.

  • Martin Mohr
    TBWA\Chiat\Day New York

    Martin Mohr is joining TBWA\Chiat\Day New York as a creative director in mid-March. Mohr will lead digital creative across clients in the New York office and report to Matt Ian, executive creative director of TBWA\Chiat\Day New York. He joins the office from network agency, TBWA\Helsinki, where he was executive creative director. While there, Mohr was responsible for leading the adidas Window Shopping project, which was The Gunn Report's third most awarded digital campaign of 2013. He was also involved in the Nissan Nismo watch concept, a branded piece of wearable technology. Prior to TBWA\Helsinki, Mohr worked at Hjaltelin, Stahl & Co. as creative director.

  • Clare McDonald
    Rosetta

    Rosetta hired Clare McDonald, as its European executive creative director, a new position. McDonald will lead creative strategy and execution across all European clients. Most recently, she worked for BskyB, responsible for overall creative direction, including branding, design, product development and content creation for on- and off-air campaigns. McDonald was also the originator of the British Conspiracy thriller Utopia, which aired on Channel 4 in Jan 2013 and was recently bought by HBO for distribution and a remake in the US. Prior to that, she worked at interactive media design group, SkyInteractive, where she was creative director of digital products for Sky.com, Sky News, EPG and iTV. Rosetta's European office, led by Sebastian Dreyfus has grown from one to 15 team members in less than four months. The agency recently announced the hiring of Lars Bastholm as its global chief creative officer.

  • Jonathan Ellis
    Mashable

    Mashable hired Jonathan Ellis as managing editor. Ellis joins from The New York Times, where he was most recently senior editor for digital platforms.

  • Alexandre Santos, Rafael Rizuto and Eduardo Marques
    Pereira & O'Dell

    Pereira & O'Dell promoted Rafael Rizuto and Eduardo Marques to creative directors, up from associate creative directors, in the agency's San Francisco office. In addition, Alexandre Santos was named director of operations for Pereira & O'Dell's Brazil offices of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

  • Zach Rubin
    MUH·TAY·ZIK | HOF·FER

    MUH TAY ZIK | HOF FER named Zach Rubin as director of account management.

  • Jean Lin
    Isobar

    Jean Lin, Global Chief Strategy Officer & CEO of Isobar Asia Pacific was elevated to the role of Global CEO Isobar. Lin will lead the network from Shanghai. In addition, Mark Cranmer was named chairman of Isobar.

  • Ronan Gardiner and Laura Frerer-Schmidt
    Rodale

    Rodale Inc. announced that Men’s Health publisher Ronan Gardiner and Women’s Health publisher Laura Frerer-Schmidt have added vice president to their titles. Within this role, both Gardiner and Frerer-Schmidt will continue to lead print and digital advertising sales and marketing efforts for their respective brands.

  • Doug Baker
    Discovery Communications

    Discovery Communications promoted Doug Baker to chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Discovery Networks International. Baker currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

  • Peter Aronson
    IFC

    IFC named Peter Aronson executive vice president of original programming and production, responsible for developing and managing all aspects of IFC’s original programming.

  • Victor Monclus and Will Lowe
    Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam

    Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam hired Victor Monclus as art director and Will Lowe as copywriter. Most recently, the pair worked for 180 Amsterdam on campaigns for Qatar Airways, PlayStation and Barber.

  • Puja Vohra
    truTV

    Puja Vohra has been named senior vice president of marketing and digital for truTV. Vohra joins the network after serving as senior vice president of marketing at Oxygen Media, where she managed the network’s consumer marketing and ad sales teams.

  • Eric Schaefer
    Southwest Media Group

    Southwest Media Group hired Eric Schaefer as chief of digital strategy.

  • Troy Walker
    Baldwin&
    Baldwin& hired Troy Walker as director of business development.
  • Jane Latman
    Discovery Fit & Health

    Jane Latman has been promoted to general manager, Discovery Fit & Health, and will retain responsibilities as senior vice president, development, Investigation Discovery.

  • Drew Pisarra and Mark Zadroga
    SundanceTV

    SundanceTV hired Drew Pisarra as vice president of digital media and marketing and promoted Mark Zadroga to director of online content.

  • Tom Foran
    Outbrain

    Outbrain elevated Tom Foran to chief revenue officer, up from general manager of North America.

  • Sophie Krishnan
    Egencia

    Egencia, the business travel company of Expedia, hired Sophie Krishnan as vice president of global marketing and product.

  • Andrea Van Dam
    Women’s Marketing Inc.

    Women’s Marketing Inc. announced that Andrea Van Dam would take over as chief executive officer.

  • Olga Osminkina-Jones
    Danone Waters of America

    Danone Waters of America hired Olga Osminkina-Jones as vice president, marketing. Osminkina-Jones will be responsible for leading marketing strategy and execution across Danone's three water brands in the region, Evian, Badoit and Volvic. Osminkina-Jones most recently served as senior brand director for Heineken.

  • Fabian Diaz and Allen Gove
    Lippincott

    Lippincott promoted Fabian Diaz and Allen Gove to senior partners.

  • Erica Klein
    Collective

    Erica Klein joined Collective as vice president, west coast sales.