People on the Move
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
  • Tobias Wolf
    Mindshare New York
    Tobias Wolf was promoted to executive director, client services at Mindshare New York, up from managing director. Wolf currently manages multiple teams and disciplines across all communications channels for the LG Electronics business in the U.S., Volvo, Boehringer and HSBC. He will report to David Pullan, president of Mindshare New York. Wolf joined the agency in 2000 and has worked across a broad range of clients and categories, including American Express, Qwest and Ameriprise.
  • Chris Brown
    DDB New York

    Chris Brown was named president and chief executive officer of DDB New York. He currently serves as chief executive officer of DDB Group Australia, and will transition into the new role in September. Additionally, a new group structure in New York has been created and will encompass: DDB New York, Uproar@DDB, DDB Remedy, Tribal Worldwide New York, Roberts & Langer DDB and Spike DDB. Current CEO Peter Hempel will assume the new role of chairman and CEO, DDB Group New York, overseeing the entire group to ensure the agencies are collaborating and exploring joint opportunities. Brown will report jointly to Hempel and Mark O'Brien, president of DDB North America.

  • Yang Yeo
    Wieden+Kennedy Shanghai

    Wieden+Kennedy hired Yang Yeo as executive creative director of the Shanghai office, beginning August 1. Yeo most recently served as the North Asia executive creative director and China chairman of JWT Shanghai. He will fill one of the office's top creative leadership roles. Michael Simons and Achilles Li currently serve as the office's executive creative directors. Simons will leave the agency July 1, and Li, later in the summer. Yeo's creative leadership garnered international attention when he led the JWT Shanghai team to win a Cannes Gold Lion in 2008. The win was followed by leading the team to win the Cannes Grand Prix in 2011. After working in Singapore's creative industry for 10 years, BBH Asia transferred Yeo to its London head office in 1999. Yeo returned to Asia to launch agencies in Singapore and Hong Kong in 2002 for Fallon.

  • Diann Hamilton
    Digitas Health LifeBrands

    Diann Hamilton was named senior vice president, executive planning director at Digitas Health LifeBrands. Hamilton will be charged with overseeing executive planning strategy for all brands in the Philadelphia office. She will report to Susan Manber, executive vice president, brand strategy and planning. Most recently, Hamilton was senior vice president, co-director account planning at CDM Princeton. While there, Hamilton created brand strategy for various brands in pharmaceutical industry, including Novo Nordisk. Prior to that, she was senior vice president, worldwide account director at Ogilvy & Mather New York. Along with working on healthcare brands, Hamilton has worked on Duracell, Frito Lay, Visa USA, Cotton Inc., and Proctor & Gamble. "I'm addicted to healthcare, and believe it's one of the most dynamic areas in the industry," said Hamilton. "We're just beginning to tap into what's possible within this world. Even within the consumer advertising world, they look at healthcare as the best place to be."

  • Holly Menges
    Pilgrim
    Denver-based agency, Pilgrim, hired Holly Menges as creative director, responsible for all accounts. She replaces Anne Macomber, who now works at Integer Group, Denver. Most recently, Menges was principal and co-creative director at Grit, Denver, working on clients like Vail Resorts and Revlon men's hair care brand, American Crew. Prior to that, she was creative director at Factory Design Labs, Denver. Pilgrim's clients include AAA Colorado, Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau, Pet Aid Colorado, The Wildlife Council, The Women's College and Visit Laramie.
  • David Mikula and Jamie Kim
    Redscout

    Redscout hired David Mikula as creative director and Jamie Kim as director of creative production. Mikula and Kim will lead Redscout's creative department alongside Redscout's industrial design director, Gina Reimann. Both will report to Jonah Disend, Redscout's founder and CEO, and will be based in New York. Mikula, responsible for overseeing Redscout's creative department, most recently served as a creative director at Digital Kitchen. Prior to that he worked as a creative at Wieden + Kennedy. Throughout his career, Mikula has worked with brands such as Nike, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Whole Foods, Dodge and Coca-Cola. Kim is charged with leading creative production executions on behalf of Redscout and its clients. Most recently, Kim was a founding partner at WE ARE PI. Prior to that, she held roles at Wieden + Kennedy as a senior producer and AKQA as a digital producer, working on brands like TED, LEGO, Nike, Electronic Arts and the United Nations.

  • Jill Hamilton
    Centro
    Centro hired Jill Hamilton as regional vice president of media strategy & operations for the East. Hamilton joins the company from DigitasLBi where she was a vice president, group media director managing the L'Oreal account.
  • Maggie McQuillan
    Digitaria Minneapolis
    Digitaria Minneapolis hired Maggie McQuillan as associate director, brand planning to assist on strategy for American Medical Services (AMS) and American Family Insurance. She joins Digitaria from Periscope where she served as a senior brand strategist on accounts including Target and Phillips Distilling Company.
  • John Mescall
    McCann New York
    McCann New York promoted John Mescall to the new role of global executive creative director. Mescall is currently executive creative director of McCann Australia, a position he has held since October 2011.
  • Jordan Helman
    SundanceTV
    SundanceTV promoted Jordan Helman to vice president, development and current programming. Based in Los Angeles, Helman reports to Nena Rodrigue, SundanceTV head of original programming.
  • Molly Battin and Howard Shimmel
    Turner Broadcasting System
    Turner Broadcasting System announced that Molly Battin adds executive oversight of Turner Research to her role as chief media and business insights officer for TBS, Inc. Howard Shimmel was promoted to chief research officer of TBS, Inc., reporting to Battin.
  • Howard Kushlan and Michael Seth Prell
    Protagonist
    Protagonist hired Howard Kushlan as a senior brand strategist and Michael Seth Prell as a creative manager.
  • Steve Shaw
    Cumulus
    Cumulus promoted Steve Shaw to president of Westwood One.
  • Nicholas Peterson
    E.M.A.
    E.M.A. (Envision Media Arts) signed Nicholas Peterson to its directorial roster.
  • Deirdre Rymer
    Harpoon Pictures
    Harpoon Pictures signed Deirdre Rymer for west coast representation.
  • Ben Blank
    Woven
    Woven hired Ben Blank as chief creative officer.
  • Jill Botway
    Collective
    Jill Botway has joined Collective as president and chief revenue officer. She joins Collective from Specific Media where she was executive vice president, global sales and marketing.
  • Hava Kelman
    Tremor Video
    Tremor Video hired Hava Kelman as vice president, business development.
  • Philip Lauzon, Saul Stokes and Pam Kruse
    MC2
    MC2 promoted Philip Lauzon to global creative account director, Saul Stokes to design director of the Southwest division, and hired Pam Kruse as global account director.
  • Ray Rainville, Sandi Harari and John Lu
    BARKER
    BARKER promoted Ray Rainville, Sandi Harari and John Lu to senior vice presidents. 
  • Julie Balster
    Talent Partners
    Talent Partners named Julie Balster to the newly created position of business affairs manager for the company’s European unit. 
  • Burt W. Podbere
    OpenDNS
    OpenDNS named Burt W. Podbere as chief financial officer. He most recently served as chief financial officer of Net Optics.
  • Dorothy McGivney
    Yieldbot
    Yieldbot named Dorothy McGivney as chief product officer.
  • Sean Booker and Julia Patkowski
    PK4 Media
    PK4 Media has hired Sean Booker as senior account executive and Julia Patkowski as sales planner.
  • Mechelle Lewis Freeman, Larissa Scordato and Niki Blaker
    LaneTerralever
    LaneTerralever hired Mechelle Lewis Freeman as account manager, Larissa Scordato as project manager and Niki Blaker as art director.
  • Michelle Lee
    NYLON and NYLON Guys
    Michelle Lee was named editor-in-chief of NYLON and NYLON Guys magazines.
  • Bill Lawrence
    Voltari
    Voltari hired Bill Lawrence as vice president of engineering.
  • Kurtis Benson, Karli McDonald, Stephanie Shaw and Jason Wynne
    Martin Williams Advertising
    Martin Williams hired Kurtis Benson as motion graphics editor; Karli McDonald as media buying assistant; Stephanie Shaw as account director; and Jason Wynne as senior developer.
  • Michael Adams
    Waratek
    Michael Adams joined Waratek as senior vice president, North America, sales and business development.
  • Glenn Shaevitz
    ParksByNature Network
    ParksByNature Network hired Glenn Shaevitz as senior vice president of advertising.
  • Tim Ganser
    Audience Entertainment
    Audience Entertainment hired Tim Ganser as senior vice president, research and data analytics.