Publicis Groupe’s ad agency Team One has appointed its first Chief Data Officer, Prachi Priya. The Wunderman Thompson veteran joins Team One’s executive leadership ranks to lead a team of data scientists and analysts across its six offices (Los Angeles, Dallas, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Boise). In her new role, Priya will oversee the agency’s media, CRM, digital, social analytics and business outcomes teams, while also helping clients better manage their first-party data, navigating ongoing changes in data governance and privacy matters. Priya joins Team One after a nearly five-year stint leading Wunderman Thompson’s data practice across three offices …

Stagwell Inc. has appointed Stephanie Howley Chief People Officer, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark Penn. Howley, a 20-plus year industry veteran, was previously executive vice president/ managing director, People Team, North America for WPP's BCW Global.  Earlier she served as executive vice president, human resources for Cohn & Wolfe Group. She also previously served on the Board of the LAGRANT Foundation, whose mission is to increase diversity in the advertising, marketing and public relations industries. Howley rounds out Stagwell’s New York-based HR and talent development team which includes director, human resources Stephanie Kwok, and human resources generalist Alexa Munoz.

Publicis Groupe digital transformation specialist Publicis Sapient has appointed Arthur Filip to the newly created position of Chief Growth Officer.  Based in New York, he will report to Publicis Sapient CEO Nigel Vaz. Filip will lead the global sales, business development and operations for Publicis Sapient’s new and existing clients as well as partner on clients of parent company Publicis Groupe and will collaborate with teams across the organization to drive multi-disciplinary expansion. Filip, a 30-year industry veteran, joins Publicis Sapient from HCL Technologies, where he served as executive vice president/ Global Head of Sales Transformation and Marketing.  

Creative agency Havas London has appointed Britt Iversen as its new Executive Strategy Director. In this role – the most senior strategic position within the agency – she will run its strategy department, as well as sit on its leadership team. She reports into Havas Creative’s Global Chief Strategy Officer, Mark Sinnock. Iversen is best known for her 10-year stint at Mother – where, as Strategy Director, she won D&AD awards for Unilever and spearheaded Diageo’s innovation portfolio. She is also co-founder of storytelling-based creative shop Visual Editions. Originally from Copenhagen, Iversen began her 20-year career in the UK at Hall & …