"The power in Creative Commerce has been realized globally, with commercial reality elevated to the forefront of clients' growth priorities," said Tyler Murray, agency CEO.

Erich and Kallman has hired its first Executive Creative Director, Rikesh Lal. Lal joins the agency after more than a decade at Camp+King, where he was Executive Creative Director and Partner.  

Previously, DeCheser was Group Executive Creative Director at R/GA New York.

Kwan was most recently general manager of advertising products at Amazon DSP.

Independent strategy and brand experience design agency Collins has named Lauren Ranke vice president of people. Ranke is tasked with cultivating the agency’s work environment and bringing in fresh perspectives to the agency. The agency, with offices in San Francisco and New York works with clients such as Nike, Spotify, Twitch, Riot Games and Sweetgreen, among others. For more than a decade, Ranke has served at creative agency Wieden + Kennedy. She’s credited with helping the agency develop a successful model for inclusive hiring practices and supporting emerging talent. During her time at W+K’s flagship office in …

Bethesda, MD-based advertising and marketing agency RP3 has named Ingrid Vax, a veteran of the D.C.-area advertising scene, as its new head of business development. She reports to RP3 Founder-CEO Beth Johnson.  Vax joins RP3 from Bullhorn Creative, a Washington, D.C.-based branding agency, where she served as director of client partnerships since November 2021.   In addition to overseeing the agency’s new business efforts Vax will also serve as RP3’s strategic lead for agency marketing. In addition, she is tasked with driving growth, cultivating talent, facilitating inter-office collaboration, and nurturing client relationships.  Earlier in her career, Vax worked …

Norton is primarily focused on the organization's business development activities and strategic partnerships.

The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has appointed Sheila R. Brown as the association’s first-ever VP, Equity & Inclusion. Brown will represent the association in all matters related to diversity, equity and inclusion; lead AICP’s Equity & Inclusion Committee; and work directly with AICP members to advise on implementation of initiatives, as well as navigate client and agency directives in the space. Brown joins AICP from the CineCares Division of Cinespace Film Studios, where she was its Executive Director. There she developed the Mirkopoulos Inclusion Program (MIP), a job training initiative that allows young adults …

Crisp has a partnership with Omnicom Media Group to power the industry's first supply chain-based media activation solution.

A new leadership line-up results in management promotions.