People on the Move
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
  • Cara O’Neill, Russell J. Rinke and Hugo Burton
    Jack Morton Worldwide
    Jack Morton Worldwide hired three in its New York and Detroit offices. Cara O'Neill was named executive vice president – group account director, Chevrolet account, Detroit. Most recently, she was senior vice president, group account director at GTB (formerly Team Detroit) where she led integrated and experiential marketing initiatives for the Ford brand.

    Russell J. Rinke was named creative director, Detroit. He also joins the agency from GTB, where he served as vice president, associate creative director for more than 11 years, working on the Ford and Lincoln/Mercury accounts.

    Lastly, Hugo Burton was tapped as associate creative director, NYC. He joins Jack Morton from Traffik, Sydney, where he was a copywriter and worked with clients like Samsung, Visa, Dyson, Airbnb and Captain Morgan.

    "Our continued growth at Jack Morton means we need to expand our talent," said Josh McCall, chairman and CEO of Jack Morton Worldwide. "As an ideas-led agency, we are looking forward to further developing our creative and client service teams in order to better meet the needs of our clients and create the extraordinary experiences that they count on us for."

  • Erika Williams
    Rauxa
    Rauxa named Erika Williams as vice president of business strategy. She will be based out of the agency's New York office and lead its business development team. Williams will also oversee select marketing initiatives and strategic partnerships. Most recently, she was chief marketing officer at Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival, where she led partnerships with entertainment properties throughout the West Coast.

    Prior to that, Williams handled marketing programs for PMK-BNC, Cornerstone Agency and Momentum Worldwide, creating campaigns for Microsoft, Diageo, LG Electronics, American Express, T-Mobile, Perrier-Jouët Champagne, Cole Haan, Louis XIII de Rémy Martin Cognac and DeLeón Tequila.

    "In Erika, we found an accomplished executive with a long list of achievements in the millennial marketing and consumer/lifestyle entertainment worlds. If anyone embodies our 'head, heart, hustle' mantra, Erika does," said Laurel Rossi, chief marketing officer of Rauxa.

  • Sammi Han and David Jacobsen
    Giant Spoon
    Giant Spoon hired Sammi Han as social strategist and David Jacobsen as senior strategist.

    Han will work on the HP account in the agency's L.A. office, reporting to Will Thompson, associate director, social. She previously worked at Com2us, handling the social media and community management for Summoners War, a mobile game.

    Jacobsen will work on the GE account, reporting to Laura Correnti, executive vice president, managing director, media and operating out of the agency's New York office. Most recently, Jacobsen was a senior account executive and producer at GREY Group. While there, he worked on the National Park Service's "Find Your Park" campaign and projects for HSBC Trade and Canon.

    "With such a tightly knit group of employees, it's important that we bring people onboard who will mesh well. We know David and Sammi will fit perfectly within our company's culture," said Trevor Guthrie, co-founder of Giant Spoon. "He's got great agency and production background, and she's got excellent gaming industry experience. We know they will be able to bring truly innovative ideas to the table. We are thrilled to welcome them to the team."

  • Thom Crowley
    Rain
    Thom Crowley joined Rain New York as associate creative director, reporting to Will Hall, executive creative director. Crowley previously worked for Boston-based agencies Hill Holliday and Arnold Worldwide, writing for clients like Progressive, Jack Daniel's, Dunkin Donuts, Liberty Mutual, and Ocean Spray.
  • Heather Timmons
    Quartz
    Quartz hired Heather Timmons as its first White House correspondent.
  • Melissa Buening
    Gage
    Gage hired Melissa Buening as a senior project manager.
  • Michael Doucet
    Vector Media
    Michael Doucet joined Vector Media as national account manager & integration strategist. 
  • Suzanne Wilson
    Breakthrough Entertainment
    Breakthrough Entertainment hired Suzanne Wilson as vice president, Family Entertainment.
  • Bob Burns
    DialogTech
    DialogTech named Bob Burns as chief financial officer.
  • Lauren Oliver
    DX Marketing
    Lauren Oliver was promoted to vice president of digital services at DX Marketing.
  • Igor Elbert
    Tapad
    Tapad hired Igor Elbert as vice president of data science.