People on the Move
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
  • Duncan Miller
    Deep Focus
    Deep Focus tapped Duncan Miller as director of business development. Miller will be based in San Francisco and report to Adam Walden, president of Deep Focus SF. He will be responsible for leading the agency's new business efforts.

    Miller joins the agency from Jack Morton Worldwide, where he served as director of business development. Prior to that, he was the business development manager, sports & sponsorship marketing at George P Johnson Experience Marketing, where he worked with brands including Pepsi, Under Armour and Cisco.

  • Julie Koepsell
    Mirum
    Mirum elevated Julie Koepsell to managing director, Minneapolis, up from director of client services. She succeeds Joyce Zincke, who will now serve as head of operations for Mirum U.S.

    During her 20-year agency career, Koepsell has created marketing strategies for a variety of brands including American Family Insurance, Target, Ecolab, Thomson Reuters and Johnson & Johnson.

    "Julie is a relationship builder. Whether she is hiring and growing leaders, or making new connections between staff members and clients, Julie is consistently working to elevate the Mirum brand and business," said Zincke. "We are excited for her to bring these talents to expanding the success of the U.S. leadership team and the Minneapolis office."

  • Karima Zmerli
    MEC
    MEC named Karima Zmerli as managing partner, head of analytics and insight to lead, manage and grow the agency's Analytics and Insight offering. She will be responsible for driving forward the A&I vision, products and services across NA.

    "Data is an increasingly critical part of the value MEC creates for its clients. Our promise is in our ability to deliver data-driven solutions backed by genuine audience insights to build brands," said Marla Kaplowitz, CEO of MEC North America. "Karima is the right kind of leader to drive forward our vision. Her rich agency background and deep knowledge of the data and digital ecosystem will help cultivate a new generation of data scientists that can connect offline and online data to maximize performance at all touch points."

  • Liesl Holtz
    Match Marketing Group
    Match Marketing Group hired Liesl Holtz as account director for adidas.

    Most recently, she was vice president of corporate strategy & partnerships for Human Movement, a division of POWDR Corporation. While there, Holtz drove brand sponsorship and events within POWDR resorts and worked with brands such as Under Armour, Gatorade and Go-Pro.

    Prior to that, she spent more than 10 years as Oakley’s global sports marketing manager, responsible for launching key product and branding opportunities and strategically aligning them to influencer athletes and events.

    "I love the way Liesl thinks," said Howard Rubin, managing partner at Match Marketing Group. "'Uniquely' is the perfect brand-integration piece—it positioned Oakley on a global journey with these great surfers, skateboarders, snowboarders and other female athletes as they search for perfect conditions and bond as friends. There was no hard sell, just a natural fit for the brand, and that’s what MMG aims to do with all the lifestyle brands we work with."

  • Charlie Hurrell
    mcgarrybowen London
    Charlie Hurrell is departing MullenLowe London to join mcgarrybowen London as managing director. In this newly created role, she will work closely with and report to mcgarrybowen's chief executive Jason Gonsalves to help develop the agency's operational model and offering for clients as well as leading the day-to-day running of the agency. She will also work across all accounts and on new business.

    Hurrell first joined MullenLowe in 2012 as head of account management before rising to become managing director at the end of 2015. During her time there, she contributed to refocusing the agency on its creative output and the importance of stronger and more diverse talent and more collaborative behaviors. She led client accounts including government business, The Electoral Commission and NHS Blood and Transplant, and The British Heart Foundation, which MullenLowe won from Grey.

    She has also spent time at glue Isobar, Saatchi & Saatchi, RKCR/Y&R and Fallon.

  • Tim Ringel
    Reprise
    IPG Mediabrands, the media holding arm of Interpublic Group, named Tim Ringel as global president of Reprise, the network's full-service search and digital experience agency.

    Based in New York, he will report to Henry Tajer, global CEO, and Chris Loll, chief operating officer, NA, IPG Mediabrands.

    Ringel's 20-year career has spanned Europe, North America and the Pacific. In 1999, he established metapeople Group. After selling metapeople Group to Netbooster Group in 2011, he assumed the role of CEO at Netbooster Group, overseeing more than 500 employees around the world.

    "Over the last year, our network has invested heavily in building best-in-class products, recruiting top talent and expanding the global footprint of our specialty business units," said Tajer. "In hiring Tim, we are continuing this trend of building stronger, more innovative and dynamic business units to support and partner with our clients and our network."

    "Reprise is widely considered one of the premier search agencies in the business," said Ringel. "To lead IPG Mediabrands' search and digital evolution as well as Reprise's global expansion is an opportunity I couldn't pass up."

  • Michele Sileo
    Eleven Inc.
    Eleven Inc. promoted Michele Sileo to partner, chief growth officer. In her previous role, she was associate partner and group business director, where she oversaw the company's new business and growth from existing clients. In her new role, Sileo joins the six other partners in managing agency operations, and will continue to drive growth for Eleven, working with the agency clients and partners.

    Sileo began her career at Deutsch NY, launching IKEA in the US. She then worked in California at Hal Riney & Partners, where she spent nearly a decade working on brands like GM's Saturn, GM EV1 and Sprint PCS.

    "Michele has been a driving force at Eleven since she arrived twelve years ago," said Courtney Buechert, CEO of Eleven. "She is the face of the agency with new client relationships and has helped propel us into a new era of growth. And her natural strength has made her a pillar for our culture–always leading with urgency, commitment, and a gift for pulling us all together. Her elevation as a Partner is well earned, and I'm grateful we're together in all this."

  • Chris Dressler
    Atmosphere Proximity
    Atmosphere Proximity hired Chris Dressler as director of technology, reporting to Garrett Franklin, managing director of the agency. Dressler brings more than 22 years of experience in various interactive, strategic, social media, application architecture and design roles.

    Most recently, Dressler was director of technology at MMB in Boston. He was responsible for end-to-end technology and data programs across numerous clients, including Toyota, Subway Restaurants, Foster Grant, Boston Children's Hospital, EMC and UNICEF.

    Prior to MMB, Dressler held leadership roles at ZAAZ, Nordstrom.com and GreenRubino.

    "At Proximity, we use data-driven creativity to solve complex business problems for our clients. Technical expertise is a pervasive thread throughout our process," said Franklin. "Chris has deep experience, a proven track record of building capability and a vision for advancing our unique agency perspective. We look forward to his leadership."

  • Patricia (Patti) Rockenwagner
    STX Entertainment
    STX Entertainment appointed Patricia (Patti) Rockenwagner as chief communications officer.
  • Monica Seebohm
    Tremor Video
    Monica Seebohm joined Tremor Video's Demand Partner team as senior director, global demand.
  • Michael Sadicario
    OZY Media
    OZY Media named Michael Sadicario as vice president of sales/ head of revenue.
  • Suzy Sammons
    BPN
    BPN hired Suzy Sammons as managing director.
  • Red Fabbri
    Spike TV
    Red Fabbri was named as vice president, fan engagement and editorial of Spike TV.
  • John Raveret
    Globant
    Globant hired John Raveret as executive vice president of strategy.
  • Bernard Ross
    Discovery Communications
    Discovery Communications appointed Bernard Ross to the newly created position of Eurosport's chief operating officer and general manager Olympic Games.
  • Maximilian Ximenez, Camilla Saly-Monzingo, F. Leonora Solomon, Debra Hyde and Scott Carpenter
    Riverdale Avenue Books
    Riverdale Avenue Books hired four new editors, Maximilian Ximenez, Camilla Saly-Monzingo, F. Leonora Solomon and Debra Hyde, and promoted Scott Carpenter to art director.
  • John Catarulla
    Qualia
    Qualia hired John Catarulla as director of data & media.
  • Cali Bondad
    Workhouse Creative Seattle
    Workhouse Creative Seattle added Cali Bondad to its directorial roster.
  • Micah Abrams
    TEN: The Enthusiast Network
    TEN: The Enthusiast Network hired Micah Abrams as group content director for the company's Sports and Entertainment division.
  • Lisel Welden
    Bleacher Report
    Bleacher Report named Lisel Welden as vice president of marketing. Previously, Welden was brand marketing director of Lyft and prior to that was Nike's global retail brand director of men’s training .
  • Diane Masciale
    WLIW21
    WNET tapped Diane Masciale as vice president & general manager of WLIW21.