People on the Move
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
  • Kathleen Kindle
    INNOCEAN

    INNOCEAN USA tapped Kathleen Kindle as planning director on the agency's Hyundai Motor America account. Kindle reports to Don Longfellow, senior vice president/account planning. She joins INNOCEAN from Siegel + Gale Los Angeles, where she led strategic development programs for clients including: Caesars Entertainment, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Dow AgroSciences, Hawaii Medical Services Association and City of Hope. Prior to Siegel + Gale, Kindle worked for other Los Angeles-based agencies like TBWA\Chiat\Day, Fraser Communications and Sapient.

  • Nathan Frank
    Goodby Silverstein & Partners New York

    Nathan Frank joined Goodby Silverstein & Partners New York as creative director. The move reunites Frank with his former partner, Paul Caiozzo, who took over as executive creative director earlier this month. Frank joins the agency following the sale of design-centric pharmaceutical company, Help Remedies, where he served as chief creative officer and cofounder since 2009. Frank spent his earlier career as a copywriter and creative director for NYC advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, TAXI and Cliff Freeman & Partners. His work for Procter & Gamble's Tide to Go ("Talking Stain") won multiple advertising awards and was voted YouTube's favorite Super Bowl ad of 2008. At GS&P, Frank will work on new business projects. "Nathan is a rare three-headed beast. A wildly original creative, an extremely intelligent strategic thinker and also someone who is willing to be my friend," said Caiozzo.

  • Kat Gates
    Leo Burnett Worldwide

    Leo Burnett Worldwide hired Kat Gates as global creative director. Gates will report to Mark Tutssel, chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, and will manage creative product across the agency's P&G Always feminine care portfolio of work. Gates joins the agency from Publicis New York where she served as group creative director. While there, she worked on the 2012 Summer Olympics campaign for Bounty paper towels dubbed: "Let the Spills Begin." Prior to Publicis New York, she served as regional creative director, western Europe, at Saatchi & Saatchi Frankfurt, managing creative strategy for Pampers and Iams. Throughout her career, Gates has worked on brands including M&M/Mars, Miller Lite, Delta Airlines, Tylenol and Foot Locker, among others.

  • Keith Anderson
    Ogilvy & Mather New York

    Ogilvy & Mather New York hired Keith Anderson as executive creative director, head of art, for Ogilvy & Mather New York. Anderson will focus on IBM, BlackRock and new business and report to Steve Simpson, chief creative officer, Ogilvy & Mather, North America. Most recently, Anderson worked at AMV BBDO, where led the BlackBerry account. Prior to that, he spent nearly two decades at Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, where he rose to become associate partner and director of design. Anderson has created work for Adobe, HP, Nike and the Wall Street Journal, among others.

  • Will Chambliss and Owen Tingle
    McKinney

    McKinney promoted Will Chambliss, associate creative director who joined the agency in 2010 from Arnold Worldwide, to creative director. In addition, Owen Tingle, associate creative director who joined McKinney in 2005 from The Creative Circus, was also elevated to creative director. Chambliss began his career as a copywriter at Fitzgerald+CO in Atlanta, where he worked on Coke, Durex, Quikrete and Aruba. He then spent the next six years at Arnold in Boston, where he produced a Super Bowl spot for ESPN; created campaigns for American Legacy's anti-smoking truth campaign, Timberland, Volvo and Fidelity; and became a creative director on Carnival Cruises. Most recently, Chambliss worked on the Join the Nation campaign for Nationwide Insurance, including the brand spot, "Baby." Tingle joined McKinney in 2005 and directed his very first commercial "The Play" in 2006 for Sony. Tingle has spent the last 18 months working on campaigns for Nationwide Insurance and Big Boss Brewing. He also recently worked on Travelocity, including conception of the recent #iWannaGo program within the Go & Smell the Roses campaign. "Will and Owen have been the creative backbone for us on Nationwide," said Liz Paradise, Group Creative Director at McKinney. "They're totally ambidextrous in that they not only do a lot of the work, but they deftly manage and mentor other creatives on the account. These promotions really just reflect the important roles they had already been playing."

  • Marci Wiseman
    AMC Networks
    AMC Networks announced that Marci Wiseman, the current head of business affairs for AMC, is moving into a new role at AMC Networks, as the executive-in-charge of Owned Content Distribution and Strategy. She will be responsible for expanding the reach of the company’s owned content across its four networks, through non-affiliate distribution agreements, including domestic subscription video on demand and global syndication.
  • Emily Hodkins
    Droga5
    Emily Hodkins joins Droga5 as director of communications. She joins the agency from 72andSunny, where she built and led the communications department.
  • Christine Walters, Mitchell Rosenbaum, Deb Savo and Brian Silbert
    truTV
    truTV has hired three executive producers for its original programming team: Christine Walters, Mitchell Rosenbaum and Deb Savo. In addition, Brian Silbert has been hired as senior producer.
  • Jose Molla
    The One Club
    Jose Molla, founder of La Comunidad, part of SapientNitro, has been tapped as The One Club's chairman.
  • Maria Drew
    NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content
    NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content hired Maria Drew as senior vice president of human resources.
  • Veronica Sheehan and Dawn Simonton
    Turner Broadcasting System
    Turner Broadcasting tapped Veronica Sheehan in an expanded role as senior vice president, global network, technology and studio operations for TBS, Inc. Additionally, Dawn Simonton was named vice president, network partnerships for TBS, Inc.
  • Todd Ralph
    Adroit Digital
    Adroit Digital, a division of MediaMath, hired Todd Ralph as a Detroit-based sales director.
  • Kevin Batten
    Pop-Arts Management
    Kevin Batten has launched Pop-Arts Management, a management and production consulting firm.
  • Nick Litwinko
    ShootersINC
    ShootersINC hired Nick Litwinko as managing director of ShootersNYC, DIVE & BIGSMACK.
  • Greg Johnson
    Swirl
    Swirl hired Greg Johnson as executive vice president, director of digital.
  • Ahmet Tuncay and Sam Liu
    Soonr
    Soonr tapped Ahmet Tuncay as CEO and Sam Liu as vice president of marketing.
  • Christian Juhl, Matt Isaacs, Andrew Shebbeare and Andy Bonsall
    Essence
    Essence promoted Christian Juhl to global CEO, Matt Isaacs to executive chairman, Andrew Shebbeare to founding partner and global innovative director, and Andy Bonsall to executive consultant.
  • Tucker Hassler
    Sq1
    Sq1 named Tucker Hassler as executive creative director.
  • Scott Ackerman
    TuneCore
    TuneCore promoted Scott Ackerman to CEO.
  • Sean Foster
    Crowdtap
    Sean Foster was named CEO of Crowdtap.
  • Stephanie Stephens
    B-Reel
    Global production company B-Reel signed Stephanie Stephens for west coast representation in the U.S.
  • John S. Park
    Nonfiction Unlimited
    Nonfiction Unlimited, the commercial production company that represents documentary directors, has signed John S. Park for U.S. representation.
  • Amburr Farls
    Cut+Run
    Cut+Run promoted Amburr Farls to head of production for the company's Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin offices.
  • Schari Paul
    Conversation
    Schari Paul has joined Conversation as a senior account executive on the Client Services team.
  • James Vassallo
    InterMedia Advertising
    James Vassallo rejoined InterMedia Advertising as a senior account supervisor.
  • Daniel Ahiakpor
    Vdopia
    Vdopia hired Daniel Ahiakpor as vice president, business development.
  • Joe Jordan
    uSamp
    uSamp hired Joe Jordan as vice president, panel operations.  
  • David Cooperstein
    Simulmedia
    Simulmedia hired David Cooperstein as chief marketing officer.
  • Jason Ruebel and Kevin Gerl
    LISNR
    Jason Ruebel and Kevin Gerl joined LISNR as vice president of operations/strategy and director of engineering, respectively.
  • Heidi Erney and Janice Walbrink
    Loyalkaspar
    Loyalkaspar hired Heidi Erney as executive producer and Janice Walbrink as director of business development.
  • Michael D. Espindle
    Modern Luxury
    Michael D. Espindle was named group executive editor of Modern Luxury. 
  • Ed Battle
    Aarki
    Ed Battle joined Aarki as chief operating officer.