CP+B Beijing has 18 employees and will be led by Bamboo Ye, general manager/executive creative director; Rong Huang as creative director; Kidd Yang as strategy director and Lei Sun as business director.

"CP+B Beijing moves the agency another step toward creating a potent arsenal of strategic and creative talent around the world," said Lori Senecal, global CEO of CP+B.

"From New Zealand, London, Amsterdam, and New York, Pete and Jay have seen the world and worked at the best agencies," said Toygar Bazarkaya, chief creative officer of the Americas at Havas Worldwide. "They bring not only talent and experience but a unique perspective to the table. I am thrilled to have them join our Havas team during such an exciting time of transformation at the agency."

Williams, who also serves as associate director of account management, joined the agency in 2011 and currently leads GS&P's Frito-Lay roster, consisting of Doritos, Tostitos, Cheetos and Grandma's Cookies. Prior to GS&P, she worked at JWT New York and Gotham Inc.

Crain has worked at GS&P for more than decade on accounts including HP, Nintendo Wii, Comcast/XFINITY and Bay Area Council. He also led Frito-Lay's Cheetos, Tostitos, Ruffles and Doritos.

Bedecarre joined GS&P five years ago from Cutwater, where he worked on Jeep and Ray Ban. At GS&P, he has led Comcast/XFINITY, Google, the NBA and The Golden State Warriors.

Whitecotton has worked at GS&P for six years, managing account operations for Sprint, Corona Light and TD Ameritrade before transitioning to an internal marketing role overseeing the agency's award-show process and entries. In her new position, she will oversee agency new business materials, including credentials and RFPs.

"These promotions represent significant leaders at our agency who break the mold of a 'traditional' client handler; they are thinkers, writers and presenters," said Brian McPherson, managing partner. "They work tirelessly in the pursuit of great work, and we trust them to lead some of our most important client relationships. These qualities make them incredibly important to our next phase of growth at the agency, both with new business and client retention."

Nancy Frank is joining Landor as executive director of new business development for North America, based in New York. In this newly created role, she will be responsible for enhancing Landor's new business approaches across key industries and services, generating leads and increasing win rates. She reports to Stuart Sproule, president of Landor North America.

The industry veteran joins Landor from FutureBrand, where she was senior director of new business for North America. Previously, she was vice president of Siegel+Gale, where she built its simplification/customer experience practice and worked with a variety of clients including Aetna, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Nationwide Insurance.

"Nancy’s proven expertise identifying prospective clients, managing the pitching process, and developing strong relationships with new clients is a welcome addition, and will build on the positive momentum that we are experiencing across the region," stated Sproule.

Goodby Silverstein & Partners announced that Margaret Johnson, partner and executive creative director, will become chief creative officer, and Derek Robson, managing partner, will ascend to president. Brian McPherson, director of account management, and Leslie Barrett, director of new business, along with Bonnie Wan, director of brand strategy, and Christine Chen, director of communication strategy, will all become full partners. McPherson and Barrett will also assume the title of managing partner.

Ken Gelb assumes the role of general manager, Compass, while John Vandermay as chief technology officer continues to oversee product and engineering for Visto with Quique Nagle continuing to serve as the SVP, platform sales for Visto.