• by Steve McClellan  @mp_mcclellan, January 22, 2021

Walton Isaacson has appointed Jon Renner senior vice president/director of agency services. The position is new and Renner will be based in New York and report to agency CEO Aaron Walton.

It’s Renner’s second tour of duty with the agency where he previously served as account director (2008-12) working with clients like Unilever and Avion.

He subsequently spent six years at Marketsmith as executive vice president/business development and account management, overseeing the New Jersey Lottery, Remington Men’s Grooming, Sherwin Williams and several government accounts. Prior to rejoining WI, he was partner and managing director of Position A, a new business consultancy.  

Renner’s appointment follows the recent hiring of Ayanna Williams as group creative director. Prior to joining WI, Williams spent five years at Burrell as creative lead on the agency’s beauty portfolio for P&G brands Pantene, Head & Shoulders, and My Black is Beautiful.