Tuesday, November 3, 2015
- Y&R New York
Y&R New York hired Thomas Shim as creative director on Dell account, beginning Nov. 16. Shim will work with Christian Carl, global executive creative director on Dell, reporting both to Carl and Leslie Sims, chief creative officer. He joins the agency from Spike DDB, where he was associate creative director on Cadillac and Chevrolet. Prior to that, Shim was an integrated creative at Havas Worldwide in New York, working on Dos Equis, Heineken, Ritz and Durex. He also freelanced for BBDO, R/GA, MRM McCann, Saatchi and Saatchi, Comedy Central and Heineken USA. "Thomas is one of the most talented people I have ever had the pleasure to work with," said Carl. "He will make an immediate impact -- not only on the work, but as a mentor and leader on the team. We have worked really well together in the past and I'm excited to have that opportunity again." - R/GA
Winston Thomas was promoted to senior vice president, global executive creative director of R/GA. He will help develop product and services opportunities and provide creative assistance to offices as they pitch new business and grow work with existing clients. Winston joined the agency in 1996 and currently works on projects for Nike, MasterCard, Nokia and HBO. Before Joining R/GA, he was the founder and director of WT Design, a Multimedia and Broadcast Studio in New York. - Geometry Global
Geometry Global tapped Todd Szahun as head of digital, a new position. Szahun joins the agency's New York office to oversee the innovation and advancement of the agency's digital capabilities -- bringing together all digital expertise within the agency and across the wider WPP digital and shopper communities. Szahun will also continue in his current role with WPP's Data Alliance -- a horizontal unit that helps WPP companies access and leverage data -- where he serves as vice president of data strategy and partnerships. Szahun joined WPP in 2010 to build the global search marketing practice for Proctor & Gamble at GroupM's digital search agency. Catalyst. "This is an extremely important hire for Geometry and our clients," said Carl Hartman, CEO of Geometry North America. "Todd brings a wealth of knowledge in digital, technology, and data along with deep relationships across WPP's digital and media partners. Under Todd's leadership, we will bring together and deliver the kind of effective integrated omni-channel programs consumers and clients expect." - Arnold Worldwide
Arnold Worldwide added four to its creative department. Rua Perston and Matt Cramp were named associate creative directors, based in Boston. They will report to Jim Elliott, global chief creative officer. Both previously served as senior creatives at Innocean Australia. Craig Wood was named innovation director, based in the New York. He will report to Matt McGregor-Mento, director of creative technology. Wood previously served as product & innovation director at mcgarrybowen. Lastly, Brice Rogers was named conceptual director, based in New York office and reporting to McGregor-Mento. Rogers was previously a senior art director/designer at AKQA. - MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER
MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER hired Jay Berry as executive creative director. He will work alongside co-founder/executive creative director John Matejczyk, overseeing the creative department. Berry previously worked at TBWA\Chiat\Day and Media Arts Lab, Wieden & Kennedy, and in-house with Apple. He most recently worked as creator of Apple's "Shot on iPhone 6" campaign, which won Grand Prix at Cannes, along with other top awards. "When we set out to find an ECD, and creative partner for me, we had a clear objective: Find someone more talented," said Matejczyk. "Fortunately, that part was pretty easy. With a portfolio of work including 'Ears are weird' introducing the iPhone 5 and the refreshing 'I've never run this far' line for Nike, I remember being super impressed when those campaigns first launched and knew he'd be a great fit for the team." - NYC & Company
NYC & Company hired Jeff Minsky as senior vice president, digital innovation & integrated media. - Publicis Hawkeye
Lisa Zakarin joined Publicis Hawkeye, a part of Publicis North America, as managing director, health & wellness. She reports to agency CEO and chairman, Steve Dapper. Zakarin joins the agency from Deutsch NY, where for ten years, she had led and grew its healthcare business, working on various clients, including Galderma RX and OTC. - Stoked
Peter Corbett and Ders Hallgren launched a new design collective called Stoked. - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance hired Nicole Sinclair as markets correspondent and Alexis Christoforous as anchor and reporter for Market Movers and Midday Movers. - VOLT Studios
VOLT Studios hired Tom Jacobsen as partner and creative director. - Laughlin Constable
Michael Baer joined Laughlin Constable as its first chief marketing officer. - SentinelOne
Scott Gainey joined SentinelOne as senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Gainey was formerly vice president of marketing at Palo Alto Networks. - Choozle
Choozle promoted Travis Davis to director of product. - Swift
Swift named Meredith Chase as vice president of client strategy. - Slate
Keith Hernandez, the former vice president of brand strategy at BuzzFeed, was named president of Slate. - Zazoom Media
Steve Charlier joined Zazoom Media as president. - Iron Claw
Iron Claw hired Brian Butcher as executive producer. - Billups
Billups tapped Rick Robinson as chief operating officer and Matt Leible as chief marketing officer. - InterMedia Advertising
Carrie Bergman joined InterMedia Advertising as vice president of radio affiliate sales to spearhead the growth of the company's unwired radio network – CPM Radio. - Elastic
Elastic added Carlos Andre Stevens to its directorial roster. - Apptentive
Apptentive tapped Charlie Morss as vice president of engineering. - Univision Digital
Univision Digital hired Delia Rodriguez as deputy managing editor for audience engagement. - Tremor Video
Tremor Video tapped John Walsh as chief technology officer. - Media Works, Ltd.
Media Works, Ltd. hired Michelle Bobb and Marissa DeMilio as media coordinators. - Univision Communications
Univision Communications named John W. Eck as chief local media officer. - Laughlin Constable
Laughlin Constable hired Susan Stearns to lead its Milwaukee account services team as director of account services. - Emoi
Aaron Robinson launched Emoi, a music production house for films, commercials, radio and live performance. - MKG
MKG, an experiential marketing agency, formed parent company, Pineapple Co, to be led by Maneesh K. Goyal, founder and president of MKG. Tracy Bussan was named president of MKG. - Deloitte
Deloitte named Sandra T. Shirai to lead its U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice. - VSA Partners
VSA Partners added Chris Cancilla as associate partner, executive creative director. - TLC
TLC hired Sara Helman as vice president, development & production. Helman joins TLC from Destination America where she oversaw production for series including Hillbilly Blood and Buying the Bayou. - Believe Media
Believe Media signed Sebastian Reed for directorial representation in the US and UK. - SITO Mobile
Ed Silhan joins SITO Mobile as Vice president of sales, eastern region and Evan Rullman as vice president of sales, central region. - The Refinery AV
The Refinery AV added Matthew Hunt as vice president of games/creative director, a newly created position within the marketing agency. - Belknap and Company
Rodger Belknap launched Belknap and Company, a New York-based creative studio. - Accordant Media
Accordant Media hired Ashli Walkiewicz as managing director, west; Stacy Morgan as group account director, west; and Adam McLane as senior media analyst. - National Journal
Stephen G. Smith was named editor in chief of National Journal, and Ben Pershing was promoted to managing editor.
