Agency Drake Cooper has hired media veteran Kyle Acquistapace as its executive media director, a new position at the agency.   Acquistapace will oversee the agency’s media practice including strategy, planning, buying services and team development.    Acquistapace was previously Chief Media Officer at Publicis Groupe’s Team One and before that led media and analytics for 16 years at Deutsch LA as Partner & Director of Media & Data Strategy.  …

Havas Chicago has appointed Lou Amodeo senior vice president--head of growth, to spearhead new business development and accelerate growth, which the agency says has been “unprecedented” over the past 18 months, including 30% organic growth and 80% conversion of new business pitches in the last 18 months.   He succeeds Christyn Lovelace, who left to join Eastport Holdings.  Reporting to President Kat Ott, Amodeo joins forces with Chief Creative Officer Frank Dattalo and …

Michael Wilson's agency experience includes Crispin Porter and 72andSunny.