People on the Move
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
  • Gustavo Sarkis
    CP+B Miami
    CP+B Miami hired Gustavo Sarkis as executive creative director. Sarkis will lead the creative department on all accounts, which includes Infiniti Mexico and Latin America, The Miami Dolphins, Tork, Mission 22, The Underline and agency developed products Papa's Pilar and Angel's Envy. Sarkis joins CP+B from TBWA/Chiat Day where as a creative director he was an important part of the team that won the pitch for the Adidas World Cup campaign. His recent campaigns include the Gatorade spots "50" which showcases 50 years of sports in 60 seconds for the brands 50th anniversary, and "Fixation" where Kevin Durant and Dwayne Wade face off against one other fueled by Gatorade. A native of Brazil, Sarkis started his career at Almap/BBDO Sao Paulo where he handled creative on AB-Inbev, Havaianas, Gillette, Pepsi and Volkswagen. "Our success has always been about the work. That's why Andrew Keller and I have really focused on identifying and recruiting a few leaders who have demonstrated that they can produce brilliant stuff," said Chuck Porter, Chairman of CP+B. "Gustavo has a real understanding of culture, and an extraordinary feel for making an emotional connection between a brand and its audience. He has a strong entrepreneurial spirit so it seems especially fitting that he should lead our Miami office, where it all began. As the agency grew, so did Miami. Today, the city is a magnet for global creativity and a great resource for multi-cultural talent. Gustavo is the perfect person to help us take advantage of that."
  • Tom Goodwin
    Havas Media N.A
    Havas Media N.A. hired Tom Goodwin as senior vice president, strategy and innovation. He joins Havas Media from The Tomorrow Group, which he was the founder and served as the director. In this newly created role, Goodwin will be working alongside chief strategy and development officer, Greg James, to guide high-level strategy and content efforts. Prior to founding Tomorrow, Goodwin was director, partner development, at IPG Media Lab, and prior to that, led new business development and strategy for companies including HUGE and Lowe Worldwide. "We're excited to have Tom on board at Havas Media this year - he brings a wealth of great experience and will be infusing all our client plans with a fresh perspective on where we are as an industry and where we're heading," said James. "He'll be tasked with bringing new perspectives to our clients as we help them innovate for tomorrow."
  • Icaro Doria
    DDB New York

    Icaro Doria will join DDB New York as chief creative officer, beginning in March. Doria will report to Chris Brown, president / chief executive officer of DDB New York. Most recently, Doria was the founder and executive creative director of Wieden+Kennedy in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Under Doria's leadership, the office won several local, regional and global accounts, including Coca-Cola's global effort for the FIFA World Cup 2014, Diageo's Smirnoff, TIM Telecom (Brazil's second largest mobile provider), Original Bank (Brazil's largest rural bank), Heineken, Nike, Mondelez, Philips and Coca-Cola's juices portfolio. Doria will lead the agency's entire creative department. His career spans three continents, from his native Brazil, to Portugal to the U.S. market, where he spent six years prior to returning to Brazil with Wieden+Kennedy. While in the U.S. he worked as group creative director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco working on the Hewlett Packard and Sprint Telecom accounts. "DDB has made its name around creating work that influences cultural shifts," said Doria. "The opportunity to help DDB New York do just that is thrilling, and something I couldn't say no to."

  • Eric Springer
    Ignited
    Ignited hired Eric Springer as chief creative officer to oversee Ignited's entire creative department. Most recently, Springer was chief creative officer at FCB/West. While running the LA and SF offices, he helped launch Taco Bell's "Live Mas" campaign and land new clients, including Levi's. Prior to FCB, Springer was chief creative officer, partner at Pitch, where he helped brand and grow the agency into a full-service shop. Springer has more than 20 years of experience in the advertising industry, creating campaigns for Volkswagen, Levi's, Taco Bell, General Motors and Coors. While running the VW account at Deutsch, Springer created the highest rated Super Bowl spot of the year, two years in a row: "Punch Dub" in 2010 and "The Force" in 2011. "I am always looking for a new challenge," said Springer. "There is something rewarding about making stuff that matters to people. Stuff that affects them emotionally that they care about. I feel Ignited has lots of opportunities to do this kind of work."
  • Omar Quinones
    CP+B
    CP+B Miami hired Omar Quinones as group planning director. Quinones will lead the planning department on all CP+B Miami accounts including vitaminwater, The Miami Dolphins, Swedish brand Tork and CP+B equity-owned liquor brands Papa's Pilar and Angel's Envy. Quinones rejoins CP+B from RP3 Agency where he served as director of strategy, insights and engagement. Prior to that he was a senior strategist at CP+B working on Best Buy, Burger King, Jell-O, Grey Poupon and Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. "We're really happy to have Omar back at CP+B, especially here in Miami," said Jeff Steinhour, agency partner and vice chairman. "Omar understands people and what drives them and he particularly understands the advantages of multicultural thinking in the world today. CP+B Miami has some good momentum and bringing Omar back is certainly a great part of all that is happening here."
  • Nicole Purcell
    CLIO
    CLIO promoted Nicole Purcell to president.
  • Tim Cyrol
    Mistress
    Mistress hired Tim Cyrol to head its human resources operations.
  • Gina LaRussa
    NBCUniversal
    NBCUniversal promoted Gina LaRussa to senior vice president of human resources, advertising sales.
  • Jennifer Dingman, Kenny Roa, Emily Sheehan and Bonnie-Cate Culhane
    Current Lifestyle Marketing
    Current Lifestyle Marketing, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies, hired Jennifer Dingman as social strategy manager, Kenny Roa as art director, Emily Sheehan as community manager and Bonnie-Cate Culhane as copywriter.
  • Jeff Dillon
    Local Corporation
    Local Corporation named Jeff Dillon as its business development manager to lead sales and new business development for nQuery, the company’s hosted mobile search solution.
  • Lisa Fox Lee
    WWE
    WWE promoted Lisa Fox Lee to executive vice president, content, up from senior vice president, network programming. In her new position, Lee will oversee the strategic development and distribution of WWE programming and content across all platforms, including TV, WWE Network, WWE.com, WWE App and social media.
  • Claire Storrs and Michelle Juralewicz
    People Making Good PR
    People Making Good PR hired Claire Storrs as an account supervisor and Michelle Juralewicz as a senior account executive.
  • Mahesh Narayanan
    Saavn
    Saavn hired Mahesh Narayanan as global chief operating officer.
  • Brad Green
    Sharethrough
    Brad Green was named west coast sales director at Sharethrough.
  • Ray Rainville
    BARKER
    BARKER promoted Ray Rainville to executive vice president, general manager.
  • Scott Herriman
    Invoca
    Invoca promoted Scott Herriman to senior vice president of engineering.
  • Susan Rued Anderson
    Native Pictures
    Native Pictures hired Susan Rued Anderson as a partner and executive producer in Los Angeles.
  • Rob Reilly
    AICP Next Awards
    Rob Reilly, global creative chairman of McCann Worldgroup, will serve as the 2015 AICP Next Awards Judging Chair and Master of Ceremonies at the AICP Next Awards presentation.
  • Stephen Waddington
    Ketchum
    Ketchum promoted Stephen Waddington from European digital director to the newly created global role of chief engagement officer.
  • Carey Quackenbush
    GDC Marketing & Ideation
    GDC Marketing & Ideation promoted Carey Quackenbush to chief ideation officer. For the past four years, Quackenbush served as the agency’s creative director. 
  • Brian Sullivano
    Catapult
    Catapult hired Brian Sullivano as senior vice president of its Chicago office. Sullivano joins Catapult from Campbell Soup where he was director, integrated shopper marketing.
  • Shruti Ganguly
    NYLON Media
    Shruti Ganguly was named vice president, television and video of NYLON Media.
  • Stacy Gordon
    LatentView Analytics
    LatentView Analytics hired Stacy Gordon as chief marketing officer and business head, U.S. east coast.
  • Anne Sachs
    Glamour
    Anne Sachs has been promoted from senior online editorial director at Glamour to executive digital director.
  • Cari Jacobs and John McKibben
    Group Delphi
    Group Delphi hired Cari Jacobs as vice president of marketing and John McKibben as vice president of operations.
  • Simon Temperley
    RPMC
    RPMC tapped Simon Temperley as CEO.
  • Richard Eber
    o2kl advertising
    Richard Eber joined o2kl advertising as a senior creative.