Tuesday, June 9, 2015
- 360i
360i hired Emily Sander as creative director in the agency's New York office. Most recently, she served as creative director at Havas and prior to that was creative director at Translation, where she oversaw work for State Farm, including the "Cliff Paul" campaign for the NBA. Sander also produced work for Corona, Negra Modelo, Skinny Cow, Macy's and Rozerem. She began her career at JWT in New York, where she developed campaigns for Smirnoff, Rolex, DeBeers and Partnership for a Drug Free America. - Gyro London
Gyro London hired David Harris as executive creative director. Harris has held executive creative director roles at Wunderman (leading Microsoft's business-to-business work) and most recently FCB where he worked on Beiersdorf (Nivea, Eucerin and Elastoplast) and Mondelez (Oreo and Tuc). Harris was also instrumental in co-founding the integrated agency LIDA with M&C Saatchi. He successfully grew LIDA from two to 60 people, winning British Airways, RBS/NatWest, Garrard, Mandarin Oriental, MG Rover and Inland Revenue. "David has achieved nothing but success throughout his career," said Kate Howe, managing director of Gyro London. "His world-class talent and exceptional experience across all channels, combined with our talented team, will bring a best-in-class offering to our client partners." - TM Advertising
TM Advertising hired Eddy Hodgson as vice president, strategy for the agency's Dallas office. Hodgson will lead strategy and account planning across all client relationships, and play an important role in new business efforts. "We are thrilled to have Eddy join the TM family," said Becca Weigman, CEO of TM Advertising. "He is a true renaissance man who is well-versed in all facets of strategy and planning, as well as emerging trends." Previously, Hodgson worked for JWT, BBDO, GSD&M and The Richards Group, on brands like Nike, Corona, AT&T, Capital One and AMC Television. - The Martin Agency
The Martin Agency hired James Robinson as executive creative director of the recently opened New York office. Most recently, Robinson served as co-chief creative officer of 215 McCann. While there, the won Pandora, Hulu, Annie's Homegrown and Workday while expanding its Xbox portfolio to include digital responsibilities for the brand. The Martin Agency and 215 McCann are both part of IPG's McCann Worldgroup. "James will be a catalyst for continued growth for Martin New York and we're thrilled to have his creative and entrepreneurial firepower on our team," said Matt Williams, CEO.
- Havas Life
Havas Life promoted Allison Ceraso and Michael McNamara, to lead Havas Life NY as co-managing directors. Ceraso, whose new title is managing director, chief creative officer, and McNamara, as managing director, replace Dorothy Gemmell, who served as president of Havas Life NY for two years. McNamara will be responsible for account services and strategy, while creative and creative operations will report to Ceraso. "Allison and Michael are an inspiration," said Donna Murphy, Global CEO of Havas Health. Having spent more than 16 years each exclusively at Havas, they truly represent opportunity, optimism and the next generation of leadership. Michael grew up in account services, Allison in creative and experience design, and as a team they have the youthful energy and savvy it takes to lead Havas Life NY." - INNOCEAN USA
INNOCEAN USA hired Jon Farjo as vice president, user experience. - Jam3
Jam3 hired Adam Slayer as head of user experience and development. - Lehigh Mining & Navigation
Lehigh Mining & Navigation hired Michael Merring as senior media planner. - Siteworx
Siteworx hired Lisa Brown as chief financial officer. - frog
frog hired Richard Tyson as principal strategy director. - GumGum
GumGum hired Ben Plomion as senior vice president of marketing. - Entertainment Weekly
Ellie Duque was named publisher of Entertainment Weekly, replacing Melissa Mattiace. - MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER
MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER hired Rachel Gold as senior brand strategist, charged with working on New Amsterdam Vodka and AAA accounts. - Firehouse
Firehouse hired Trae Watlington as strategic planning director. - Match Marketing Group
Match Marketing Group tapped Frank Wittenauer as executive vice president, talent. - KSV
Dave Treston joined KSV in Burlington, Vermont as a senior account planner. - MeringCarson
Michelle McIntosh joined MeringCarson’s Visit California Account Team as a project manager. - VideoAmp
VideoAmp hired Jay Prasad as chief business officer. - B-Reel
B-Reel hired Jonathan Vingiano as creative director. - Smashing Ideas
Smashing Ideas hired Bill Wright as technical director. - Knight Foundation
Knight Foundation added Sam Gill as vice president for learning and impact. - URX
URX hired Lauren Nemeth as chief revenue officer. - Ring The Alarm
Ring The Alarm hired Jack Catlin as senior producer. - Greencard
Greencard added Alexander Engel to its directorial roster. - PCI
PCI named Matt Chun as vice president, digital strategy. - HLK
HLK added Erin Gitau and Luke Yamnitz as strategists. - Wanda Paris
Virginie Sagan joined Wanda Paris as luxury/beauty producer. - Concrete + Clay
Concrete + Clay signed directors Graeme Joyce, Paul Schneider and Kat Coiro. Mike Brady joins the company as executive producer.
- Crown Media Family Networks
Crown Media Family Networks hired Angela Megrey as vice president, social media. - MediaBrix
MediaBrix hired Ryan Carter as managing director, UK to head up a new office in London. - Huge
Huge hired Beth Lind as vice president of business development. - Kwittken
Betsy Cooper was named managing director of Kwittken Toronto, established in late 2014 as part of its collaboration with KBS Toronto. - Enso
Enso hired Kendra Wan as a senior creative. - Schrom
Schrom added Nathan Skillicorn as a sales representative. - Mother London
Michael Wall, former global CEO of Lowe and Partners and founding partner of Fallon London, joined Mother London as an equity partner and global CEO. - Kre8 Media
Kre8 Media hired Tina Wisner as vice president of data science and analytics. - Localytics
Localytics named Scott Bleczinski as chief revenue officer. - Open Mind Strategy
Jesse Caesar joined Open Mind Strategy as director of research and strategy. - NYLON Media
Betsy Connors has been named senior marketing manager of NYLON Media. - Generator Media + Analytics
Generator Media + Analytics hired Chad Asad as accounting and finance coordinator and Leigh Jacobs as communications strategy assistant. - inMarket
inMarket named Mike Don as chief financial officer. - Mobext
Mobext, Havas Media's mobile arm, appointed Warren Zenna as executive vice president, managing director, Mobext US. - PwC
Matthew Lieberman was promoted to the role of entertainment, media, communications and technology marketing leader at PwC. - Siteworx
Siteworx promoted Ken Quaglio to CEO and Tim McLaughlin to board chair.
