Dentsu Creative announced today the appointment of Michael Aimette as US Chief Creative Officer. He succeeds Julie Scelzo, who left the company for another role earlier this year.

Based in New York, Aimette will lead Dentsu Creative's U.S. creative department, working with Phil Gaughran, CEO, Dentsu Creative Americas, and the agency's broader leadership team. 

The 20-plus year industry veteran most recently served in the same capacity at BBDO, having joined in January of this year.  

Prior to that he was Chief Creative Officer at FCB NY for nearly seven years. Earlier he served in creative roles at McCann, Y&R and other firms.

Established in 2022, Dentsu Creative is integrated with Dentsu’s Media and CXM businesses globally. US clients include i-Health, Inc. (a unit of European diet supplements marketer  DSM-Firmenich), Farmers Insurance, and Waterloo Sparkling Water.