Tuesday, December 22, 2015
- Stinkdigital
Stinkdigital hired Ben Hughes as executive creative director for its New York office. A newly-created position, Hughes will lead the 50-person team across work for clients such as Spotify, Google and Twitter. Hughes is an Emmy-nominated creative who has worked at Wieden+Kennedy, Mother, B-Reel, R/GA and 72andSunny on MTV, Facebook, Jeep, Delta Air Lines, Cole Haan, Target and Esquire. - Kinetic Worldwide
Kinetic Worldwide named Christine Moore as global chief operations officer, a new position at the agency. Moore will manage operations, acquisitions, compliance and risk management, strategic partnerships, talent development, financial performance, processes and investments. She will report to Mauricio Sabogal, Kinetic's global CEO, and work in the agency's New York office. Most recently, Moore was chief operating officer of MDC Partners' KBS+, where she developed a global structure for all operational, financial, IT and HR functions. Prior to that, she served in a variety of senior level financial roles at McGarryBowen and Mediabrands. "I am thrilled to welcome Christine to Kinetic," said Sabogal. "She is a great addition to the global leadership team, and her expertise will help us achieve the goals we've outlined in our strategic plan and support the transformation of a strong Kinetic for the future." - barrettSF
barrettSF hired Kaitlyn Rikkers as a senior digital media strategist. Rikkers will take an active role in new business and work across all barrettSF accounts, including Yellow Pages, 2K Games, Bleacher Report and Rubio's Coastal Grill. Most recently, she worked at San Francisco shop Yes Lifecycle Marketing, where she was senior digital manager for the Lands' End account. Prior to that, she helped co-found social agency Media Beard, based in the U.K. "More and more, we're looking in nontraditional areas for our hires," said Jamie Barrett, co-founder and executive creative director of barrettSF. "Kaitlyn's non-agency background gives her a unique perspective. Having built her own media company, she also shares our entrepreneurial energy and mindset. She will be a leader at barrettSF." - Digitas Health LifeBrands
Annie Heckenberger joined Digitas Health LifeBrands as vice president, group director, brand communications strategy. Heckenberger will lead and develop social media and content through earned and paid strategies, as well as drive social creative. She reports to Michael Leis, senior vice president, social strategy. She joins the agency from Red Tettemer O'Connell + Partners, where established its social practice in 2008. As the vice president, earned media, she led the social and PR practices for the agency and implemented creative brand campaigns. Prior to that, Heckenberger served as social media director for Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation. "Annie is truly one of Philadelphia's most sought after senior communications strategists, and it's an absolute delight that she has decided to continue her stellar career as a leader here at Digitas Health," said Leis. "As we continue to help brands adapt to the ways people are making meaningful decisions about health through technology, the need to provide agency to our clients is critical. Annie is delivering the strategies that define what a valuable brand means across social media, content, and all the blurred lines in-between." - Translation
Translation hired Achilles Li as group creative director on the agency's NBA and Champs Sports accounts. Li will work closely with John Norman, chief creative officer of Translation. A native of Honk Kong, Li spent more than 14 years working in the HK and Shanghai advertising industries, working on Nike, Disney, P&G, Heineken, Coca-Cola, Nokia, Levi's, Jeep and Fiat, among others. Most recently, Li was executive creative director at Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai. "Achilles is a phenomenal talent," said Norman. "He has a fundamental understanding of cross-cultural storytelling and universal human truth that you only get from building campaigns for a global audience. This is a man who helped establish the brand voice of Nike Basketball in China. We're thrilled to have him as both a creative voice, and as a mentor to the young writers and art directors on our team." - Acne
Acne tapped Jolie Miller as the company’s new East Coast sales representative. - Acorns
Acorns hired Jennifer Barrett, formerly personal finance editor for CNBC, as vice president of editorial and founding editor of Grow -- Acorns' new digital magazine. - Ogilvy & Mather
Ogilvy & Mather promoted Anthony Wong to worldwide effectiveness director. - Framestore
Framestore promoted Lucy Killick to managing director in Montreal. - Lotame
Lotame hired Alex Sibois as managing director for the Asian Pacific region. - TuneCore
TuneCore named Andreea Gleeson as vice president, marketing. - Portland Design
Charles Billot was named digital director of Portland Design. - Fluent
Fluent hired Pat McCavanagh as senior director of business development; Laura McHugh as senior account manager; Margaret Zonay as account manager; Ricky Fagan as account manager; and Katharine Rice as account manager. - Young & Laramore
Young & Laramore hired Taylor Harruff as a brand action strategist and Christopher Weiper as a Web developer. - Meredith Xcelerated Marketing
Meredith Xcelerated Marketing named Adam Jackson as executive creative director and Peter Sloterdyk as group account director. - Harmelin Media
Harmelin Media promoted Janine Cross has been promoted to vice president, digital and Brad Bernard has been promoted to vice president, digital strategy and innovation. - Spredfast
Spredfast named Eric Anderson as chief revenue officer. - Cohn & Wolfe Group
Cohn & Wolfe Group hired Mary Conway as managing director of healthcare media, U.S.; Alice Sofield as senior vice president, healthcare media, U.S.; and Jenn Gordon as vice president, healthcare media, U.S. - Scripps Networks
Scripps Networks promoted John Feld to senior vice president of programming and production and Steven Lerner to senior vice president of programming and production for Scripps Networks Interactive. - Got Your 6
Got Your 6 named Bill Rausch as executive director. - Scripps Networks Interactive
Scripps Networks Interactive named Suzanne Underwald as senior vice president, business and legal affairs, content distribution & marketing. - Univision Communications
Univision Communications promoted Jorge Dominguez to senior vice president of art and design. - Magnetic
Magnetic hired Walt Cheruk as senior vice president of agency sales and development; Paul McCarthy as vice president of people operations; and Lauren Dubick as general counsel & chief privacy officer. - Rec Room
Rec Room hired Jan Livingston as partner and executive creative director. - Bloomberg Media
Jon Graves joined Bloomberg Media as global head of event sales. - Deep Focus
Deep Focus named Christine Huang as chief marketing officer. - Univision Communications
Univision Communications named Sam Abiad as senior vice president of ad sales operations and local business strategy. - Generator Media + Analytics
Generator Media + Analytics hired Bridget Corbett as SEM manager and Kimberly Paulissaint as SEM assistant. - Xaxis
Xaxis promotedMatt Sweeney to CEO, North America. - Fluent
Fluent tapped Daryl Colwell as senior vice president of sales. - Kaboom Productions
Kaboom Productions signed director Christian Riebe for US representation. - Blue State Digital
Blue State Digital hired Peter Fontana as executive director of insights. - Beeby Clark+Meyler
Beeby Clark+Meyler named Phoebe Myers as group account director; John Gagne as executive creative director; Maria Sparling as senior account director; and Amy Blod as account director. - PebblePost
PebblePost named Elke Wong as vice president of customer success and Jacquelyn Goldberg as director of sales. - TELEMUNDO
TELEMUNDO tapped Mauricio Piccone as senior vice president of reality programming. - Genuine
Genuine promoted Maris Hanson to senior vice president/chief of staff. - Group Delphi
Group Delphi promoted Corbin Rowley to director of operations. - Shazam
Shazam tapped Greg Glenday as chief revenue officer. - DialogTech
DialogTech named Leon Chism as chief technology officer and Alain Stephan as senior vice president, customer. - SmartSearch Marketing
SmartSearch Marketing named Stela Yordanova as SEO and analytics specialist.
