People on the Move
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
  • Bill Cimino
    McCann Detroit
    McCann Detroit named Bill Cimino as executive vice president, chief creative officer. Most recently, he served as chief creative officer of Y&R Chicago. Prior to that, he was global creative director on the McDonald's account at DDB Worldwide. Cimino began his career as a copywriter at Ogilvy & Mather and also served as chief creative officer at FCB California.

    "Adding Bill to our Detroit team puts another key creative leader in place as we continue to elevate the level of our creative product across all of McCann Worldgroup Detroit," said Bill Kolb, global president, Diversified Agencies, McCann Worldgroup. "This is the next important step in moving our business forward and working to attain our ambitious growth and creative objectives. Bill has proven to be a transformative leader and an inventive brand storyteller who has a long history of achieving incredible results for his clients. I'm certain that under his leadership, our agency will reach new heights of success."

  • Leelee Groome
    FCB New York
    Leelee Groome is joining the New York office of FCB to serve as executive vice president, director of integrated production. In this newly created role, she will work closely with a team to "build an innovative and forward-thinking integrated production model," says the agency. She reports to FCB New York chief creative officer Ari Halper.

    Most recently, Groome was a freelance executive producer working for agencies BBDO and Grey. Over the course of her career, which has spanned agencies including Grey, Publicis and mcgarrybowen, Groome has worked on brands such as Procter & Gamble, Verizon, BMW, Maytag, Citibank and Reebok.

  • Magnus Ivansson
    Perfect Fools
    Copywriter Magnus Ivansson is taking his talents to Perfect Fools to apply his skills across all clients, including KFC, Nikon, McDonald's and Skittles. He reports to creative director Klas Lusth and will be based in Stockholm, Sweden.

    Ivansson's appointment is part of the expansion of the agency's growing team and his award-winning background made him highly sought after by the leadership team. He received a Titanium, a Grand Prix, four Gold, six Silver and two Bronze Lions at Cannes this year for his work on The Swedish Number Campaign with the Swedish Tourist Association. In addition to these 14 Cannes Lions this year, Ivansson holds 16 other trophies including two Gold Cresta Awards, a Gold Epica, Gold Eurobest, and 2015 bronze Cannes Lion.

    He joins Perfect Fools from Ingo Stockholm where he worked as a copywriter since 2011. Previous client work includes Emirates, Three Business and Delicato.

    Prior to this, Ivansson has worked in creative teams at Ester Stockholm, Wieden + Kennedy and Leo Burnett Beirut, on clients such as Procter and Gamble, Nokia and Nestea.

    "Magnus is one of the most talked about creatives of 2016, and we are happy that he's chosen to join us," says Lusth. "Perfect Fools uses storytelling, tech and strategy to solve our clients' business and communication challenges, and his exceptional creativity will help boost our offering even more."

  • Jen Smith
    Maxus Global
    Maxus Global tapped Jen Smith, currently head of strategy and planning for Maxus UK, as its first global creative director, responsible for overseeing all of Maxus Global's creative output. Smith joined Maxus UK in 2013 as head of planning, before expanding her role to include strategy. In her new role, Smith will focus on the delivery of creative work for clients both on a UK and global level, and she will also expand the UK creativity leadership program for all Maxus employees worldwide.

    Smith will continue to be based in London and report to Nick Vale, worldwide head of planning and Nick Baughan, CEO of Maxus UK. She will split her time between Maxus UK and Maxus Global.

    "Without any shadow of a doubt we are in the midst of a revolution in media; there's a tremendous opportunity to create new types of work that sizzle with excitement," said Vale. "But to properly deliver it takes more than lip-service or hybrid strategy/ideas roles - it requires dedicated talent with the space to focus, explore and create. As one of the most intuitively creative media thinkers in the business today I can think of no-one better that Jen to push us to new and exciting places."

  • Craig Ward
    Deutsch New York
    Craig Ward joined Deutsch New York office as executive vice president, head of design. Most recently, Ward was the founder and creative director of his own agency – The Words Are Pictures Studio – where he has worked on clients including Calvin Klein, Nike, Adobe, Google, Hennessy, The Guardian and The New York Times. Ward is also the founder and creative director for Fatale, a project that gives specialists across many disciplines creative direction. Earlier in his career, Ward was the lead designer and creative director at Grey New York, where he oversaw production for Ketel One Vodka, NFL, Canon and DirecTV.

    "Our design department is ever-expanding and we needed a leader that would be able to elevate it even more to compete with the best in design and advertising," said Dan Kelleher, chief creative officer of Deutsch New York.

  • Chris Bellitti
    WWE
    WWE tapped Chris Bellitti as senior vice president, communications. Bellitti previously held senior positions at FOX Sports and ESPN.
  • Susan Young and Daniela Vojta
    McCann New York
    McCann New York promoted Susan Young and Daniela Vojta to executive creative directors.
  • JM Herrmann, Nathalie Con, Corbin Brown and Justin Luk
    Giant Spoon
    Giant Spoon promoted JM Herrmann to vice president, strategy, Nathalie Con to associate director, strategy, Corbin Brown to associate director, strategy and Justin Luk to senior strategist.
  • Susan Neuman
    Barkley
    Barkley named Susan Neuman to the newly created role of senior vice president, head of production.
  • Antonio Sciuto
    Nestle Waters North America
    Nestle Waters North America named Antonio Sciuto as executive vice president - brands and chief marketing officer.
  • Rick Pittenger
    Rocket Fuel
    Rocket Fuel tapped Rick Pittenger as senior vice president of engineering.
  • Bright Black
    Humble
    Humble added directorial duo Bright Black to its roster.
  • Andy Green and Sean Fazende
    Cut+Run
    Cut+Run promoted Andy Green and Sean Fazende to editors.
  • Stone Newman
    Genius Brands International
    Genius Brands International promoted Stone Newman to president of global consumer products, worldwide content sales & marketing.
  • Eivind Holmboe
    Native Content
    Native Content added Eivind Holmboe to its directorial roster for U.S. representation.
  • Kyle Raudensky, Max Dismore and Katherine Miller
    IRIS.TV
    IRIS.TV hired Kyle Raudensky as a software engineer and Max Dismore and Katherine Miller as account executives.
  • David Bilicic
    Realeyes
    Realeyes tapped David Bilicic as head of global sales and strategic partnerships.
  • Jonathan Dove
    Fetch
    Fetch, a global mobile-first agency, hired Jonathan Dove as business development director to drive new business across the UK.
  • Declan Whitebloom
    Concrete + Clay
    Concrete + Clay added Declan Whitebloom to its directorial roster.
  • Jon Strudwick
    MPP Global
    MPP Global named Jon Strudwick as chief financial officer.
  • Annette Gallo and Rosana Vidal
    Warburg Realty
    Warburg Realty named Annette Gallo as chief marketing officer and Rosana Vidal as executive director of marketing.
  • Kathleen Charapata
    Crown Media Family Networks
    Crown Media Family Networks named Kathleen Charapata as vice president, legal.
  • Glenn Manoff
    Trustpilot
    Trustpilot named Glenn Manoff as senior vice president of communications and brand.
  • Paco Allen
    KiteRocket
    KiteRocket named Paco Allen as executive creative director.
  • Penny Harris
    The Exchange Lab
    The Exchange Lab named Penny Harris as senior vice president of international business development.
  • Aaron Sigmond
    Jing Daily
    Jing Daily named Aaron Sigmond as director of luxury consumer content and columnist.
  • Ralph Rivera
    Discovery Communications
    Discovery Communications named Ralph Rivera as managing director, eurosport digital.
  • Dennis Jenders
    GMR Marketing
    GMR Marketing hired Dennis Jenders as vice president, digital & social to lead and manage GMR’s digital and social team.
  • Drew Rayman
    Wire Stone
    Wire Stone tapped Drew Rayman as chief marketing officer.
  • Jason Jacobson and Michelle Seidl
    True North Market Insights
    True North Market Insights named Jason Jacobson as vice president and Michelle Seidl as project manager.
  • Mark Kirschner
    The Trade Desk
    The Trade Desk named Mark Kirschner as chief marketing officer.
  • Steve Joseph and Matt Au
    SideChef
    SideChef named Steve Joseph as partner & chief product officer and Matt Au as chief technology officer.
  • Nhan Phan
    Metamarkets
    Metamarkets named Nhan Phan as vice president of engineering.
  • Nimmy Reichenberg
    Trustpilot
    Trustpilot named Nimmy Reichenberg as senior vice president of global marketing.
  • Gemma Garcia
    Telemundo
    Telemundo named Gemma Garcia as executive producer of “Noticiero Telemundo.”
  • Tony Markovski and Bret Otzenberger
    Mirum
    Mirum named Tony Markovski as its new head of mobile and innovation for EMEA and Bret Otzenberger as chief technology officer for North America.
  • George Woolley
    Portal A
    Portal A tapped George Woolley as head of originals.
  • Alina Lopez
    Andaz Wall Street
    Andaz Wall Street named Alina Lopez as event sales manager.
  • Ray Warren
    NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
    NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises tapped Ray Warren as president of Telemundo Deportes.
  • Erik Diehn and Lex Friedman
    Midroll Media
    Midroll Media promoted Erik Diehn to CEO and Lex Friedman to chief revenue officer.
  • Henry Rivero
    Clypd
    Clypd named Henry Rivero as general manager of Europe.