People on the Move
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
  • Greg Brinker and Lori Yeager Davis
    Martin Williams
    Martin Williams hired Greg Brinker as senior vice president, director of account management and Lori Yeager Davis as senior vice president, director of engagement. Most recently, Brinker was vice president of creative services at Life Time Fitness. Prior to that, he spent 26 years with Fallon Worldwide, most recently as group account director. While there, he led integrated agency efforts for global accounts such as for Nestle Purina Pet Care, General Mills and Travelers Insurance. At Martin Williams, Brinker will be responsible for leading account management and growth within the agency for existing and new clients. Davis previously served as executive vice president, executive business director at Publicis, responsible for leading brand equity development and integration for the agency's T-Mobile account. In previous positions, Davis led teams to effectively execute creative, cross channel marketing campaigns, with a focus on media, digital and CRM. Earlier in her career, Davis worked for Martin Williams in a similar capacity, and upon re-joining the agency, will spearhead account strategy and planning for existing and new clients. "We're very excited to have these highly-talented individuals as part of our team," said Tom Moudry, president and chief creative officer of Martin Williams. "Greg and Lori bring a wonderful combination of client and agency experience, while sharing Martin Williams' belief in creativity and curiosity. Their leadership will complement the existing executive team and strengthen the relationships we have with clients."
  • Adam Broitman
    MEC
    MEC hired Adam Broitman as managing partner, account director to serve as agency lead on global client accounts including GoDaddy. Based in San Francisco, Broitman is tasked with accelerating client growth through digital-first media strategies. After serving as vice president, global digital marketing at MasterCard, Broitman relocated to the San Francisco Bay area where he has been advising various startups such as Kiip and GoodShop on product marketing growth. At MasterCard, he led a team responsible for overseeing social, mobile, search, content and other channels across MasterCard's various regions worldwide, and was an advisor for MasterCard's internal startup incubator program, StartPath.
  • Annette Berry
    Droga5 New York
    Droga5 New York hired Annette Berry as group design director, tasked with working on the Chase business, reporting to Rob Trostle, executive design director. Berry began her career working in-house at design and advertising firms. After several years, she founded Annette Berry Design. In the decade since, she has created award-winning design and creative direction for brands in the arts, interiors, beauty, and fashion. Clients included Anthropologie, Barneys New York, Jonathan Adler, Lincoln Center, MoMA, Sephora, Sferra, The New York Times and T Magazine. "We are honored to have Annette on board our growing team of designers," said Trostle. "Her uncanny ability to distill and capture the essence of brands through design will be invaluable and inspirational to Droga5 and our clients."
  • Bryan Michurski and Chris Perkins
    Bernstein-Rein
    Bernstein-Rein hired Bryan Michurski as group creative director. Michurski joins the agency following a stint as an independent creative director and commercial director. Prior to that, he was group creative director at Colle + McVoy in Minneapolis, where he led the re-introduction of the Indian Motorcycle. Before that, Michurski spent a large portion of his career with Martin/Williams Advertising in Minneapolis. He worked on Target, Coleman, U.S. Bank, Sorel Boots, E-Trade, Payless Shoe Source and Polaris Industries, even creating the first Super Bowl ad for Staples Office Supply. "Bryan is a game-changing addition to our team and his hire reflects our commitment to re-engineer the agency and the BR brand," said David Smith, executive creative director. "Our passion is to connect consumers with brands in ways that stick, which is what Bryan has been doing his entire career for some of America's coolest brands." Bernstein-Rein also hired Chris Perkins as managing director to run the agency's day-to-day operations and grow its business.
  • Christa Carone
    Group SJR

    Group SJR, part of WPP’s H+K Strategies, a specialist in strategy, content creation and audience development, has appointed Christa Carone as COO. She’s also been named the managing director of Colloquial, a content marketing joint venture of J. Walter Thompson, the WPP global agency network, and SJR. In her roles, she will advise on client strategies and lead SJR account management. Carone most recently served as chief marketing and communications officer of Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. Earlier she was an executive vice president at Fidelity Investments. Before joining Fidelity in 2013, she spent 17 years at Xerox Corporation, most recently serving as chief marketing officer. 

  • Adam Stotsky
    E!
    Adam Stotsky has been named president, E!, Entertainment expanding his responsibilities to include all unscripted programming and development for the pop culture network.  Stotsky who previously served as general manager for E! will continue overseeing all day-to-day operations of the network, including news, digital, marketing, communications, research and acquisitions. He will also continue his role as president, Esquire Network.
  • Dennis Lewis, Richard Haynie, Eric Castanos, Nicole Wageck and Michaela Tussey
    Santy
    Santy hired Dennis Lewis as senior copywriter, Richard Haynie as senior art director, Eric Castanos and Nicole Wageck as production artists, and Michaela Tussey as social media community manager.
  • Ryan McConville
    Kargo
    Kargo promoted Ryan McConville to president.
  • Richard Magalik
    BrandShop
    Richard Magalik was named executive creative director of BrandShop.
  • Serge Gojkovich
    Happn
    Happn named Serge Gojkovich as its Los Angeles-based U.S. chief marketing officer.
  • Greg Morey
    Zazoom Media Group
    Zazoom Media Group named Greg Morey as executive vice president of revenue.
  • Corey Hyde
    Entercom Sacramento
    Entercom Sacramento named Corey Hyde as general sales manager.
  • Lynn Eastep
    Fathom
    Lynn Eastep joined Fathom as president, consumer brands clients team.
  • James Russo
    Turner
    Turner added James Russo to the newly-developed role of senior vice president, client strategy & development.
  • Michael Lang
    Discovery Communications
    Discovery Communications named Michael Lang as executive vice president of international development & digital.
  • David Fee
    MC2
    MC2 named David Fee president of the company's new consumer events division.
  • Bob Walczak
    Light Reaction
    Light Reaction named Bob Walczak as CEO.
  • John Elder, Steve Stone and Mike Barrett
    Heat
    Deloitte Digital has acquired San Francisco-based agency, Heat. President John Elder, founder Steve Stone, and managing director Mike Barrett will continue in their current roles with Heat.
  • Rex Jackson
    Rocket Fuel
    Rocket Fuel named Rex Jackson as chief financial officer.
  • Chris Scott
    ConvertMedia
    ConvertMedia named Chris Scott president and chief revenue officer.
  • Damian Kulash
    Park Pictures
    Bicoastal production company, Park Pictures, has signed Damian Kulash for worldwide representation.
  • Susan Johnson
    Discovery USA
    Discovery USA, a specialty healthcare marketing agency, named Susan Johnson as executive vice president, director of client services.
  • Jeff Morris
    Borshoff
    Borshoff, an Indianapolis-based full-service agency, promoted Jeff Morris to vice president in addition to his role as one of creative directors.
  • Mona Jalali
    engage:BDR
    engage:BDR promoted Mona Jalali to vice president, Inventory Quality.
  • Mark Cooper
    Stash
    Stash named Mark Cooper as chief marketing officer.
  • Andrew Warren
    Discovery Communications
    Discovery Communications announced that chief financial officer Andrew Warren will leave the company at the end of 2016, after serving nearly five years with the company.
  • Shannon Silsby
    Perpetual Insights
    Perpetual Insights promoted Shannon Silsby to principal.
  • Clint Bagley and Seth Goldberg
    Current Marketing
    Current Marketing announced that Clint Bagley has joined the agency as a senior vice president in the San Francisco office, and Seth Goldberg joined the agency as senior vice president, head of strategy in the Chicago office.
  • Claire Brunner
    Enilon
    Enilon added executive vice president client services Claire Brunner as partner.
  • Alex Bender
    Mimecast
    Mimecast named Alex Bender as senior vice president of global marketing.
  • Ned Brown
    Native Content
    Ned Brown joined Native Content as executive producer and partner.
  • Chris Gavazzoni and Jean May
    Sandbox
    Sandbox elevated Chris Gavazzoni and Jean May to vice president, executive producers.
  • Drew Bradstock
    Index Exchange
    Index Exchange named Drew Bradstock as senior vice president of product.
  • John Yang
    PBS NewsHour
    PBS NewsHour hired John Yang as general assignment correspondent for the nightly news broadcast.