Marci Kaminsky joined Grant Thornton LLP as chief communications officer, based in the firm's Chicago headquarters.

Rodgers Townsend promoted Michael McCormick to executive vice president, chief creative officer.

Standard Time promoted Spencer Somers to associate creative director and hired Josh Kopeika as associate creative director, Jake Levin as digital creative lead and Alex Stevens as senior graphic designer.

BBDO named Chris Thomas CEO The Americas, responsible for 21 BBDO agencies in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Thomas will also remain chairman of I&S BBDO Japan and chairman of Proximity Worldwide. Jean-Paul Burge will succeed Thomas as CEO BBDO Asia. Burge was most recently president of Southeast Asia and CEO BBDO Singapore. Dani Richa, currently chairman and CEO of BBDO Middle East and North Africa, will add the remainder of Africa to his responsibilities. In Greater China, Carol Potter, president/CEO for the past nine years, will be leaving the company. Succeeding her will be members of the current Greater …

Butler/Till promoted Peter Infante to CEO, Kimberly Jones to president and Melissa Palmer to executive vice president.

Camp + King hired Jesse Dillow as a creative director for the San Francisco-based agency. Dillow will work alongside creative director Rikesh Lal on all accounts, including Dish Network's Sling TV, Del Taco and Google. Previously, Dillow worked on Web, film and branded content at Leo Burnett and Cole & Weber, among other agencies. While at Leo Burnett, he created a successful Super Bowl social media campaign: His 2014 #EsuranceSave30 effort received 5.4 million tweets after the hashtag appeared in a TV spot that had been strategically purchased to be the first one after the game. "Jesse and I worked …

DigitasLBi has named Michael "Mash" Ashley as creative director, Atlanta to lead the office's creative team, develop innovative concepts, stories, and campaigns for clients. He'll also drive creative projects and proposals for internal and new business initiatives. Ashley will report to New York/Atlanta executive creative director Atit Shah, and will partner with North American chief creative officer Ronald Ng. "A collaborative leader, Michael brings a unique passion and energy to every concept and strategy, from start to finish," said Shah. He replaces Dee Mustafa.

Karin Onsager-Birch will join FCB West as chief creative officer this summer. Onsager-Birch was most recently chief creative officer of WPP's Blue Hive in London, where she oversaw the launch of the Ford Mustang in Europe and helped grow the Central European office from 80 to 225 people. Onsager-Birch assumes a role vacant since September of 2014. She will partner with FCB West CEO Dominic Whittles. Prior to Blue Hive, Onsager-Birch spent 17 years at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. While there, she worked on brands like Kayak.com, HP, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Nintendo, eBay, Nike, Porsche, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Isuzu. "Karin …

Moroch Partners named Dennis Wakabayashi as director of digital and social strategy on the McDonald's account. Wakabayashi has more than 20 years of experience and has held management and director roles at Boston Market, Mojofiti, Verio, Karsh and Hagan Advertising, Summato and Internet Waterway Online. Most recently, he worked at Mary Kay, where he specialized in customer relationship management and social media strategy. "There is tremendous growth happening at both Moroch, in terms of investing in expanding their digital portfolio, and McDonald's in regards to its recent digital branding shift -- I am excited to join at the right time …

McCann Detroit tapped Gary Holme as senior vice president, creative director on ALDI. Prior to working at agencies in Los Angeles and Orange County, California, Holme was a partner, owner and chief creative officer at Dorsey/Holme Experience in Toronto, Canada. While there, he worked on digital, mobile, TV and print campaigns for corporate and retail clients. Additionally, Holme has led and developed campaigns for clients such as Molson Coors Brewing Company, Pizza Hut, Hudson's Bay Company, Walmart Canada, KIA Canada, Target and Harley-Davidson. "We've developed a strong and lasting partnership with ALDI and look forward to achieving further success with …