A 23-year vet of the independent agency, Forgione most recently served as president-COO.

Media and marketing analytics firm Kantar has formed what it is calling its Global Connected Data Solutions Team within its Profiles division. The team is led by Jason Dodge as managing director, and will be dedicated to helping advertisers maximize first-party data usage for audience segmentation and media activation. Dodge joined Kantar in 2018 as a data solutions expert for the Americas. Earlier he served at Wunderman Data and Epsilon. Kantar is owned by WPP and Bain.

Interpublic Group’s Hill Holliday has appointed Peter Nicholson as its new Chief Creative Officer. He succeeds Icaro Doria, who left earlier this year for a role at DDB. Nicholson was previously CCO at Periscope. He reports to President Chris Wallrapp. Nicholson joins as Hill Holliday wraps a busy year which included moving into new offices in the heart of Boston’s Innovation District.

Samy Alliance, a global network representing eight independent ad agencies, upped two executives.

Recently formed media agency Anagram has added several executives to its leadership team, including Keisha Andrews as head of media.

Schneider will oversee brand partnerships including sales strategy and working with ad agencies.

Agency Brunet|Garcia has announced a leadership reorganization with Kimberly Collins being promoted to CEO. She was previously executive vice president/media and engagement.  The agency is a specialist in developing marketing programs for government agencies, nonprofits, foundations and brands.  Cofounders Jorge Brunet-García and Diane Brunet-García, who established the agency in Jacksonville, FL in 2003 before expanding to Atlanta and Washington D.C., will step back from day-to-day roles to become Board co-chairs.   Several other agency managers are joining the leadership team:  Kim Vermillion, who was EVP, Brand & Marketing Strategy, assumes the role of Chief Operating Officer.    Eduardo Sarmiento, formerly EVP, Creative, who is …

Kyl Metcalf has a background in audience insights, digital and CRM.

Independent creative agency Mother has appointed Oriel Davis-Lyons Chief Creative Officer for the firm’s New York office.  He joins from Spotify where he was most recently head of creative. Earlier he served at Droga5, R/GA and other agencies. Word of the appointment follows last week’s news that the agency is opening a Berlin office, its first outpost within Continental Europe. The agency is headquartered in London.

Low will be responsible for leading Talkwalker's market leadership position in AI-enabled consumer intelligence.