• by Fern Siegel , October 20, 2022

JT Pierce has been appointed managing director, 72andSunny in New York, expanding its leadership team in the U.S.

Before this, Pierce worked for DoorDash, co-leading its Creative Studio. At 72andSunny, he is charged with growing the agency. He reports to Marianne Malina, 72andSunny North America president.

Malina said Pearce has "an innovative approach to brand building."

Prior to joining DoorDash, Pierce was managing director at Argonaut working with FitBit, Ubisoft, AT&T and NerdWallet. He has also worked at Deloitte Digital/Heat and Sony PlayStation.

The agency has been on a hiring spree this year. Malina was named its first North American president earlier this year, while Laura Likos was upped to managing director of the Los Angeles office.

Last month, the agency promoted Emily Connelly, group brand director at 72andSunny Los Angeles, to a new role: director of brand management.

72andSunny has offices in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Amsterdam and Sydney. Clients have included Activision, adidas, Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s, HubSpot, ESPN, Google, General Mills and Smirnoff.