• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, March 16, 2016

Johannes Leonardo hired Bryan Yasko as president, reporting to co-founders and chief creative officers, Jan Jacobs and Leo Premutico. Yasko joins the agency from Droga5, where he was global business director and a member of the executive management team. While there, he repositioned the Prudential brand with the "Day One" and "Challenge Lab" campaigns, which earned numerous awards, including Gold and Titanium Integrated Lions at Cannes and TED's Ads Worth Spreading prize for innovation, ingenuity, and intelligence in advertising. He also led accounts and new business wins for Google, Motorola and Chase. Prior to Droga5, Yasko served as senior vice president and group account director at Publicis One Team, where he worked on Citigroup's US and global advertising initiatives. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Ogilvy & Mather New York as partner and worldwide management supervisor, leading brands like IBM, BP, Gillette Globa, and J&J. "Bryan completes our management team built for what we believe the industry will need over the next decade," said Jacobs. "I have always admired the pure creativity of Johannes Leonardo's work," added Yasko. "I see immense potential in the next phase of the agency, and couldn't pass up the opportunity to partner with Jan and Leo. I can't wait to work together."