by Amy Corr on Feb 29, 11:59 AM
Martin Williams hired Greg Brinker as senior vice president, director of account management and Lori Yeager Davis as senior vice president, director of engagement. Most recently, Brinker was vice president of creative services at Life Time Fitness. Prior to that, he spent 26 years with Fallon Worldwide, most recently as group account director. While there, he led integrated agency efforts for global accounts such as for Nestle Purina Pet Care, General Mills and Travelers Insurance. At Martin Williams, Brinker will be responsible for leading account management and growth within the agency for existing and new clients. Davis previously served as …
by Amy Corr on Feb 26, 3:24 PM
MEC hired Adam Broitman as managing partner, account director to serve as agency lead on global client accounts including GoDaddy. Based in San Francisco, Broitman is tasked with accelerating client growth through digital-first media strategies. After serving as vice president, global digital marketing at MasterCard, Broitman relocated to the San Francisco Bay area where he has been advising various startups such as Kiip and GoodShop on product marketing growth. At MasterCard, he led a team responsible for overseeing social, mobile, search, content and other channels across MasterCard's various regions worldwide, and was an advisor for MasterCard's internal startup incubator program, …
by Steve McClellan on Feb 25, 10:45 AM
Group SJR, part of WPP’s H+K Strategies, a specialist in strategy, content creation and audience development, has appointed Christa Carone as COO. She’s also been named the managing director of Colloquial, a content marketing joint venture of J. Walter Thompson, the WPP global agency network, and SJR. In her roles, she will advise on client strategies and lead SJR account management. Carone most recently served as chief marketing and communications officer of Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. Earlier she was an executive vice president at Fidelity Investments. Before joining Fidelity in 2013, she spent 17 years at Xerox …
by Amy Corr on Feb 24, 12:48 PM
Droga5 New York hired Annette Berry as group design director, tasked with working on the Chase business, reporting to Rob Trostle, executive design director. Berry began her career working in-house at design and advertising firms. After several years, she founded Annette Berry Design. In the decade since, she has created award-winning design and creative direction for brands in the arts, interiors, beauty, and fashion. Clients included Anthropologie, Barneys New York, Jonathan Adler, Lincoln Center, MoMA, Sephora, Sferra, The New York Times and T Magazine. "We are honored to have Annette on board our growing team of designers," said Trostle. "Her …
by Amy Corr on Feb 23, 1:45 PM
Bernstein-Rein hired Bryan Michurski as group creative director. Michurski joins the agency following a stint as an independent creative director and commercial director. Prior to that, he was group creative director at Colle + McVoy in Minneapolis, where he led the re-introduction of the Indian Motorcycle. Before that, Michurski spent a large portion of his career with Martin/Williams Advertising in Minneapolis. He worked on Target, Coleman, U.S. Bank, Sorel Boots, E-Trade, Payless Shoe Source and Polaris Industries, even creating the first Super Bowl ad for Staples Office Supply. "Bryan is a game-changing addition to our team and his hire reflects …
by Amy Corr on Feb 23, 10:45 AM
Jon Lee was named chief technology officer of Atomized.
by Amy Corr on Feb 23, 10:45 AM
Cole Kettler joined O3 World as developer and Ashley Cecere as project manager.
by Amy Corr on Feb 23, 10:45 AM
MeringCarson named Gerald Viray as creative director of Emcee Design.
by Amy Corr on Feb 23, 10:45 AM
Cronin and Company hired Kara Barrepski as an account executive; Suz Bednarz as a senior interactive project manager; Michael Feinberg as a senior copy writer; and Rob Simone as a junior interactive designer.
by Amy Corr on Feb 23, 10:45 AM
Intersection named Al Kelly as president and chief executive officer.