• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, June 2, 2016

Jack Morton promoted three and hired six throughout its U.S. offices. John Howard was promoted to executive vice president, managing director, Detroit. Howard has served as the creative lead for Jack Morton's Detroit office since 1999, most recently as executive creative director. He has worked on GM, NASCAR, MLB, SXSW, NCAA, CMA, NFL and Disney. Tom Michael was elevated to senior vice president, group account & strategy director, San Francisco. He served as a senior strategist at Jack Morton for 12 years, driving communications and strategy for business development and client engagements with both B2B and consumer brands. Prior to Jack Morton, he worked in-house at PeopleSoft and agency-side at Citigate Cunningham.

Ethan Gunning was upped to senior vice president, executive creative director, San Francisco. Prior to joining Jack Morton, he was a creative lead for the Office of Metropolitan Media and agency-side with the Kenwood Group and Delphi Productions. Elizabeth Krato was named executive vice president, director of operations, Detroit. Krato was most recently a consultant, and prior to that worked at the agency for 17 years, most recently as senior vice president, group production director. Kate Crotty, named account director, events, New York, most recently served as programs and events strategist for Friends of the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015.

Gary Baker, vice president, creative director, New York, joins the agency following senior creative roles at Cake and G2. He worked on brands including Disney, Visa, Xerox, Special Olympics, Dell, Kellogg's and Campbell's. Kristy Snowden was named senior account director, San Francisco. She joins Jack Morton from Wunderman, Seattle where she was business lead, managing integrated marketing campaigns for clients including T-Mobile and Microsoft. David Harrison, senior creative director, San Francisco, previously worked on brands like T-Mobile, Heineken, Medtronic, Samsung, GM, Ford and Chevron. Lastly, Brian Thompson was named creative director, San Francisco. Prior to Jack Morton, he led creative at Apple, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners and AKQA. During his more than 15 years in the industry, he worked on campaigns for Apple, Audi, Chevy, HP, Sprint, Adobe, Xbox, Anheuser-Busch and Delta Airlines.