People on the Move
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
  • Maria Pazos
    Colle+McVoy
    Colle+McVoy hired Maria Pazos as a senior strategist on the agency's insight team. Pazos comes to Minneapolis agency from Colombia with nearly a decade of experience in developing brand strategy for global brands. She will report to Katie Anderson, C+M's director of insight. Pazos was most recently at GLUE, an independent agency in Colombia that was acquired by JWT Worldwide. While there, Pazos oversaw brand activation and digital strategies for Nike Futbol in Colombia, helping the brand connect with soccer-loving teenagers. She also designed the re-launch strategy of Mazda in Colombia and co-developed the strategy for Coca-Cola's EFFIE Award-winning "Baila Fanta" campaign. "Maria brings an international mindset to key global accounts, which is crucial as we expand our work internationally," said Anderson. "She has already proven herself to be a valuable addition to our team and the agency's strategic capabilities."
  • Eric Weisberg
    Doner
    Beginning Sept. 6, Eric Weisberg joins Doner as global chief creative officer. Weisberg will relocate to Doner's Detroit headquarters after 15 years at JWT in New York. He will oversee creative across all Doner offices and clients, reporting to David DeMuth, global CEO and president. Rob Strasberg will step into the role of global creative chairman and continue to recruit creative talent and lead the agency's philanthropic efforts. At JWT, Weisberg most recently served as global executive creative director, leading creative for global and national clients including Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Nestle, Northwell Health and Wild Turkey. Prior to JWT, he held positions at Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi and K2 Digital, where he worked on brands like Allstate, Delta Airlines, General Mills and Pfizer. "We couldn't be more excited to have Eric join Doner," said Strasberg. "Eric is an experienced, multi-faceted creative leader, who will elevate Doner's legacy for great work by taking advantage of the modern creative toolbox to power ideas that move people."
  • Caspar Schlickum
    Wunderman
    Wunderman tapped Caspar Schlickum as chief executive officer for the Asia-Pacific region. He starts his new role in September. Schlickum joins Wunderman from WPP-owned Xaxis, where he served as CEO for the EMEA region. Schlickum will oversee Wunderman's Asia-Pacific operations, which employs 1,000 people across 28 offices in 14 countries. He will be responsible for developing and expanding the agency's offerings, with an emphasis on digital and data-driven marketing. Schlickum succeeds Martin Conneen, who is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities. Conneen worked with Wunderman for a decade and served as president of Asia-Pacific for two years. Prior to Xaxis, Schlickum spent four years at Mindshare as a global client lead, and one year at Kantar, WPP's data investment management group. "I am delighted to welcome Caspar on board as our APAC CEO," said Mark Read, Global CEO of Wunderman. "Asia is a high priority market for us and Caspar's unique experience in digital marketing, data and analytics, as well as his understanding of technology-driven business, will be hugely beneficial as we continue to grow our business throughout the region."
  • Sarah Casebolt, Kim Howard and Jason Sifre
    M&C Saatchi Mobile
    M&C Saatchi Mobile, hired Sarah Casebolt as business development director, U.S. Casebolt joins the agency from Starcom Mediavest in London where she served as the new business director for EMEA. While there, she helped grow the agency's business through brand pitches like BMW, General Mills, Mondelez and Lidl. Prior to that, she ran domestic and international business development for Carat in New York City. "Sarah brings an impressive background in new business development and project management, and a wealth of experience to M&C Saatchi Mobile," said Eric Mugnier, senior vice president and head of M&C Saatchi Mobile U.S. In addition to Casebolt, Kim Howard joined the agency as business development manager and Jason Sifre as art director. Howard joined the agency following a 10-year stint at Apple and Sifre joined from Undertone, where he served as senior designer creating work for Ford, CBS, Jack Daniels, Dish, Ritz and L'Oreal.
  • Bryan Lee
    22squared
    22squared hired Bryan Lee as creative director. Lee will work on numerous agency accounts, including Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin' Donuts, Costa Rica and Interface. He will work alongside creative director Roy Torres and will report to Al Patton, Atlanta executive creative director. Lee joins 22squared from BBDO Atlanta, where he spent the past two years creating work for AT&T and Toys R Us, among other clients. Prior to that, he was at Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Boulder, where he was part of the creative team that crafted the "Captain Obvious" campaign for Hotels.com. "Bryan is exactly the kind of multi-talented, multi-platform thinker we want solving problems for our clients. He has that rare ability to blend concept, artistry and innovation into any given brief, and that allows him to attack work from several different angles," said Patton.
  • Jason Carmel
    POSSIBLE
    WPP digital creative agency, POSSIBLE, created a new role of chief data officer and promoted Jason Carmel to that role.
  • Ryan Barkan and Mike Ladman
    Droga5 New York
    Ryan Barkan and Mike Ladman joined Droga5 New York headquarters as music supervisors.
  • Todd Brandes
    The Integer Group
    The Integer Group named Todd Brandes as senior vice president, integrated commerce.
  • Tony Gardner and Jorge Aguilar
    Prophet
    Tony Gardner joined Prophet as a senior partner and Jorge Aguilar as a partner.
  • Alec Coughlin
    Razorfish NY
    Razorfish NY added Alec Coughlin as senior business development director. He has more than 15 years of experience in business development and strategy, and joins Razorfish from Ruder Finn in New York where he served as senior vice president in charge of corporate strategy and business development.
  • Mark Aronson and Maria Perez
    Johannes Leonardo
    Johannes Leonardo promoted Mark Aronson to head of strategy and hired Maria Perez as head of print production and executive producer.
  • Christopher Gray
    The Marketing Arm
    The Marketing Arm hired Christopher Gray as senior vice president, consumer/shopper psychology.
  • Meghan Bentley
    Tapad
    Tapad named Meghan Bentley vice president, business development and strategy.
  • Chris Neff, Adam Baskin, Sarah DiLeo and Jennifer Baker
    Tool
    Tool promoted Chris Neff to director of digital & integrated/executive producer; Adam Baskin from to executive producer, digital; and Sarah DiLeo to executive producer, integrated. Tool has also hired Jennifer Baker as executive producer, experiential.
  • Diego Rodriguez
    Univision Communications
    Univision Communications named Diego Rodriguez as chief global security officer.
  • Joseph Gallagher
    CPXi
    CPXi named Joseph Gallagher as senior vice president of corporate development and sales.
  • Tom Junod
    ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com
    Tom Junod has joined ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com as a senior writer.
  • Jared Schoenfeld
    The Players' Tribune
    Jared Schoenfeld joined The Players' Tribune as vice president, brand partnership sales.
  • Chander Sarna
    Boomtrain
    Boomtrain appointed Chander Sarna as senior vice president of engineering.
  • Joe Abruzzese and Ben Price
    Discovery Communications
    Discovery Communications announced that Joe Abruzzese will retire at the end of 2016, after 14 years as president of advertising sales for Discovery. Longtime Discovery ad sales executive Ben Price has been promoted to lead the company’s U.S. advertising sales division.
  • John Resner
    Beast
    Editor John Resner joined Beast's New York office.
  • Lia Silkworth
    Telemundo
    Telemundo tapped Lia Silkworth as senior vice president of insights and consumer development. In her role, she will develop and lead the programming and consumer research departments for Telemundo Network, NBC UNIVERSO and its digital properties. Silkworth joins Telemundo from Starcom Mediavest Group, where she held the position of executive vice president, managing director.
  • Lisa Turzio, Sarah Bast and Erica Schneider
    Razorfish Health
    Razorfish Health promoted Lisa Turzio to senior vice president, group account director, Sarah Bast to vice president, group account director and Erica Schneider to vice president, account director.
  • Chris Connor and Kalli Skov
    Faction Media
    Faction Media hired Chris Connor and Kalli Skov as account directors.
  • Marie Donoghue
    ESPN
    ESPN elevated Marie Donoghue to executive vice president, global business and content strategy.
  • Rick Song
    Rocket Fuel
    Rocket Fuel named Rick Song as chief revenue officer.
  • Josh Reynolds
    Music Forever
    Music Forever added Josh Reynolds as executive producer.
  • Matt Gilbert
    Kinetic Social
    Kinetic Social named Matt Gilbert as CEO as well as to the company's board of directors.
  • Lauren Ruggiero
    Spike TV
    Lauren Ruggiero was promoted to vice president, scripted original series for Spike TV.
  • Glenn Walker, Jake Seidler, Mike Pappas and Jeff Kudishevich
    Ranker
    Ranker promoted Glenn Walker to chief operating officer and hired Jake Seidler as head of business development; Mike Pappas as director, east coast sales and Jeff Kudishevich as director, AdOps and Yield. 
  • Lori Farley, Jimmy Bruns and Chris Wujcik
    GMR Marketing
    GMR Marketing promoted Lori Farley to vice president, innovation planning and integration; Jimmy Bruns to senior vice president of client services and Chris Wujcik to vice president of client services.
  • Jill Gilbert
    Luma
    Luma hired Jill Gilbert as executive producer of animated content.
  • Azeez Mohammed
    GE
    GE tapped Azeez Mohammed as president & CEO of GE Energy Connections’ Power Conversion business.
  • Lindsey DiGiorgio, Stephanie Vandenberg and Todd Adest
    NinthDecimal
    NinthDecimal added Lindsey DiGiorgio as vice president of marketing, Stephanie Vandenberg as vice president, head of agency partnerships and Todd Adest as head of east coast sales.
  • Martin Brown and Jon Bradshaw
    MediaSense
    MediaSense hired Martin Brown as managing partner and Jon Bradshaw as chief technology officer.