- David&Goliath
David&Goliath (D&G) named Stephen Larkin as chief marketing officer. He will report to Brian Dunbar, president of D&G. Most recently, Larkin was chief marketing officer of 180LA, where he spent more than three years. While there, the agency won roster spots with Pepsi and HP, projects with Mattel, Dollar Shave Club and Pacific Life, and agency of record duties for University of Phoenix and Miller Lite. Prior to 180LA, Larkin was managing director for Mullen Pittsburgh. Before that, he was senior vice president, brand evangelist at Mullen Boston where he led new business and worked on Planet Fitness, Boston Bruins and Foxwoods Resorts and Casino accounts."We are thrilled to have Stephen join the D&G team," said Dunbar. "Over the past few years, D&G has seen great success, but we want to accelerate our new business growth more aggressively. Stephen's outstanding track record along with his proactive, strategic and passionate approach are the perfect fit for us. We are confident that he will help us to shape and grow the David&Goliath brand."
- The Martin Agency
The Martin Agency tapped Amber Guild as managing director of its New York office. Guild will report to Matt Williams, CEO of The Martin Agency. Guild joins the agency from Collins, a brand consultancy agency, where she served as president. Prior to Collins, Guild was managing director of T3's New York office. Before that, she served in key roles at Ogilvy & Mather, Saatchi & Saatchi and TBWA\Chiat\ Day."Martin New York has grown dramatically in the past couple of years but we've been eager to find just the right person to help lead that office to an even higher level, and Amber is that person," said Williams. "She will bring her extensive expertise and be a great partner to executive creative director James Robinson and director of brand strategy John Gibson as they grow and shape Martin New York."
- Mother New York
Mother New York hired Corinna Falusi as chief creative officer and partner, beginning December 1. Falusi currently serves as chief creative officer at Ogilvy & Mather New York, where she is responsible for leading the creative department on brands such as Coke Zero, Coca-Cola, Amex OPEN, Tiffany and IKEA. At Mother New York, Falusi will be responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the creative department and the agency's overall creative output.Falusi began her career at Germany's Jung von Matt, and spent nearly a decade at StrawberryFrog, in both Amsterdam and New York, where she oversaw campaigns for Heineken, New Balance, Pampers and Frito-Lay. Most recently, Falusi spent more than four years at Ogilvy & Mather NY, where she rose from group creative director to executive creative director to chief creative officer, working on Coke Zero, Coca-Cola, Fanta, Ikea and Spotify.
"We feel Corinna belongs here at Mother. She has a magical mix of talent, ambition, and soulfulness," said Paul Malmstrom, founding partner and creative chairman of Mother New York. "With her, we'll continue to bring even greater expressions of creativity to our clients."
- Commonwealth//McCann
Commonwealth//McCann, a division of McCann Worldgroup, named Greg Braun as deputy global chief creative officer, based in Detroit. Braun will lead the agency's global Chevrolet account. Most recently, Braun was national executive creative director of Innocean USA, where he worked on Hyundai. While there, he oversaw multiple Super Bowl commercials for Hyundai and led award-winning Hyundai campaigns for AMC's "The Walking Dead" and FIFA World Cup. Prior to Innocean, Braun was co-president/executive creative director at Team Detroit Pulse. He also held leadership positions at Y&R, Energy BBDO and Saatchi LA."Adding Greg to our team will strengthen our worldwide creative capabilities," said Linus Karlsson, creative chairman of Commonwealth//McCann. "His body of work speaks for itself, and as we continue to work on Chevrolet's dynamic global business, his vision will no doubt help our teams to invent and create great ideas for Chevy around the world."
- Goodby Silverstein & Partners
Goodby Silverstein & Partners hired Julia Mee as the agency's first chief marketing officer. Mee joins the agency after working with GS&P as a client-side marketer while at HP, Yahoo! and Cisco. In her new role, Mee will oversee marketing for the agency, including consultancy relations, prospecting, new-business best practices and portfolio management. Most recently, while working at Cisco, Mee collaborated with GS&P on the "Internet of Everything" campaign. Earlier in her career, Mee worked with GS&P while she was based in Europe on the creation of the "+hp" campaign after its merger with Compaq."For 15 years at three different companies, GS&P was my trusted agency partner. They listened closely, dug into the business, gathered deep customer insights and provided strategic thinking that went far beyond what many expect from an 'advertising agency,'" said Mee. "We built global campaigns together that made significant contributions to the business, and, along the way, they made me and my teams look really good. Now it's my turn to help contribute to their business. I'm honored to join their ranks."
- MDC Partners
MDC Partners promoted Ryan Linder to chief marketing officer in the United States. - DNA
DNA hired Dan Cabacungan as director of strategy and insights and Becca Rubin as brand strategist. - New Honor Society
Holly Aguirre and Heidi Singleton were named president and chief creative officer, respectively, at New Honor Society. - Razorfish
Razorfish added Harvard Physicist, Kevin Mercurio as director of data science for the COSMOS platform, a new position. - Camp + King
Camp + King hired Ami Fox as brand supervisor, Pete Scanlon as strategist and Caitlin Russell as brand manager. - DigitasLBi
DigitasLBi hired Clint Simpson, former executive vice president, global managing partner at Universal McCann WW, as chief media officer, North America. - Cutwater
Cutwater hired Richard Tubman as associate director of communications & content strategy and Robbie Wiedie as content producer. - Gyro Paris
Gyro Paris has a new management team consisting of general manager Nathael Duboc and executive creative director/general manager Sébastien Zanini. Gyro Paris president Didier Stora is leaving the agency to pursue other projects. - Doner LA
Doner LA hired Perry Cottrell as senior vice president, client service team leader. - Arnold Worldwide
Arnold Worldwide tapped Jon Drawbaugh as executive vice president, director of integrated production. - Wunderman
Wunderman promoted Alexandra Beneville to managing director of Wunderman International Tokyo. - MKTG
Amy Kemp joined MKTG as senior vice president, global hospitality, sport and entertainment, a new position. - Mono
Mono added Katie Mack as new business director, Minneapolis and Chris Ryan as copywriter, San Francisco. - Crown Media Family Networks
Penny Perry was named vice president, casting, for Crown Media Family Networks. - Troika
Troika hired Nuri Djavit as general manager. - Greenlight
Greenlight added Todd Lancaster as creative director. - Unacast
Unacast added Marianna Zaslavsky as vice president of data partnerships. - Learfield
Scott Harding joined Learfield as senior director, integrated marketing. - CBS RADIO
CBS RADIO named J.D. Crowley as executive vice president of digital. - Yankee Magazine
Jenn Johnson joined Yankee Magazine as managing editor and Mark Fleming as senior photographer. - Possible
Zach Gallagher was named chief strategy officer for the Americas at Possible. - Bidtellect
Bidtellect named Kimberly Bambach as chief financial officer. - GE Appliances
GE Appliances named Rick Hasselbeck as chief marketing officer. - Kargo
Kargo named Samantha Zurek as regional vice president, Midwest. - Ruffian
Ruffian added LA-based director Basak Erol to its roster. - Catapult
Catapult tapped Peter Unger as vice president, creative director. - Ascedia
Ascedia added Chris Remington as director of client strategy. - truTV
truTV promoted Angel Annussek and Lesley Goldman to senior vice presidents of development and original programming. - Razorfish Health
Razorfish Health promoted Keri Hettel to vice president, group director of analytics. - Chandelier Creative
Chandelier Creative hired Alexandre Stipanovich as culture editor, Zachary Sniderman as content director, Justin Solitrin as associate creative director and Adam Okrasinski as associate creative director. The agency also promoted Alanna Lynch to managing director. - Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide
Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide named Sarah VanHeirseele as senior vice president of innovation. - Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications announced that Gunnar Wiedenfels will be appointed chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2017. - CBX
Nan Richardson joined CBX as engagement director, branded environments. - FuboTV
FuboTV named Michael Smith as chief product officer. - The Story Room
The Story Room named Arlene Armenteros as senior vice president, head of client services and Eddie Zaldivar as executive director, performance, media and analytics. - RealD
Travis Reid joined RealD as chief operating officer. - The Weather Company
The Weather Company hired Jordan Bitterman as chief marketing officer. - ThinkTV
ThinkTV named Rowena Newman as head of marketing.
