• by Amy Corr , November 30, 2016

DDB Chicago hired Myra Nussbaum as senior vice president, group creative director. She will oversee creative for the brands under the Mars Wrigley Confectionery portfolio, and report to John Maxham, chief creative officer of DDB Chicago.

She joined the agency from FCB Chicago, where she served as senior vice president, creative director. While there, she led a team of more than 20 creatives on Clorox, Aramark, BMO Harris Bank, Chicago Public Library, Choose Chicago, Valspar, and KFC brands. Prior to FCB, Nussbaum was an associate creative director at Leo Burnett Chicago and a senior art director at Digitas Chicago.

"Myra has many fans in the industry because she knows how to motivate people and bring out their best work," said Maxham. "Our work with Mars Wrigley is some of the most creative and highly awarded in the world for a confectionery brand. I wasn't looking for someone who would just continue that tradition, I wanted someone who could bring it to a whole other level. In Myra, I found that person."