• by Amy Corr , January 27, 2015

David Banta joined DDB Chicago as senior vice president, group creative director. He will be responsible for a multidimensional creative team, handling the agency's Capital One account. Banta will report to John Maxham, chief creative officer of DDB Chicago. Banta most recently served as executive vice president, executive creative director at Hill Holliday in Boston, where he led creative on Liberty Mutual Insurance, Merrell Footwear, Capella University and Cadillac. Prior to Hill Holliday, he was a creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Boulder, CO, where he worked on VW, Burger King, Miller Lite, Shimano and Giro. "We're so psyched to welcome David to the DDB Chicago team," said Maxham. "The diversity of his creative portfolio impressed me the most. I didn't look for typical financial service experience because frankly, Cap One is anything but a typical financial services brand. Despite their success, they maintain the spirit of a challenger brand. Dave is exactly the kind of gutsy creative that can channel that spirit."