• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, May 7, 2015

Karin Onsager-Birch will join FCB West as chief creative officer this summer. Onsager-Birch was most recently chief creative officer of WPP's Blue Hive in London, where she oversaw the launch of the Ford Mustang in Europe and helped grow the Central European office from 80 to 225 people. Onsager-Birch assumes a role vacant since September of 2014. She will partner with FCB West CEO Dominic Whittles. Prior to Blue Hive, Onsager-Birch spent 17 years at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. While there, she worked on brands like Kayak.com, HP, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Nintendo, eBay, Nike, Porsche, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Isuzu. "Karin is entrepreneurial in thinking and a highly intelligent problem solver," said Whittles. "She's an extraordinary connector with clients and possesses both skill and grace. I'm overjoyed that she is joining FCB West as my partner." At FCB West, Onsager-Birch will oversee Levi's, Dockers, Trulia, EA, Kikkoman, Ghirardelli, Smokey Bear and Eli Lilly.