People on the Move
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
  • John Irvine and Paige Grosvenor
    SAY: Media
    SAY: Media promoted John Irvine to Detroit sales manager and hired Paige Grosvenor as account executive.
  • Matt Ogelby
    Kelliher Samets Volk
    Kelliher Samets Volk hired Matt Ogelby as a copywriter.
  • Tara Nelson
    Mintz & Hoke
    Mintz & Hoke hired Tara Nelson as an account coordinator.
  • Nick Johnson and Lyle Tick
    Gotham
    Gotham's chief marketing officer, Nick Johnson, and managing director, Lyle Tick, each will assume the role of co-president.
  • Bill Kolb and Marc Landsberg
    MRM
    Bill Kolb will assume the role of CEO of MRM from Marc Landsberg, who joined McCann Worldgroup last year with a dual executive role - CEO of MRM and president of corporate business development for McCann Worldgroup. Landsberg will gradually transition his MRM responsibilities to Kolb after which Landsberg will serve as non-executive chairman of MRM.
  • Nathan Shamban
    Heat San Francisco
    Heat San Francisco hired Nathan Shamban as account manager on the agency's EA Sports business.
  • Phil Cowdell and Antony Young
    Mindshare North America
    Phil Cowdell was promoted to chairman of Mindshare North America, a new position. Cowdell, who has served as Mindshare North America's CEO since May 2009, will be succeeded by Antony Young, who most recently was CEO of Optimedia in the U.S.
  • Dave Ehlers
    Optimedia
    Optimedia promoted Dave Ehlers to president, Optimedia US, succeeding Antony Young.
  • Mark Yesayian
    SolutionSet
    SolutionSet launched a Relationship Marketing Group, which will be helmed by Mark Yesayian, who joins the agency as president of relationship marketing.
  • Bryce Townsend
    GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships
    Bryce Townsend was named CEO of GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships, the entertainment and sports consultancy unit of GroupM.
  • Kien Hoe and Dwayne Koh
    TBWA/Shanghai and TEQUILA/Shanghai
    Kien Hoe joined TBWA/Shanghai as group creative director. In addition, Dwayne Koh joined TEQUILA/Shanghai as group creative director.
  • Don Lupo
    Dailey
    Don Lupo joined Dailey as senior vice president, director of digital production. Lupo joins the agency from Deutsch LA, where he led a team of producers and developers on accounts including Volkswagen, PlayStation and HTC.
  • Jonathan Hoffman
    Starcom USA
    Jonathan Hoffman joined Starcom USA as chief experience officer, a new position.
  • Michael Shirley
    Euro RSCG Chicago
    Euro RSCG Chicago promoted Michael Shirley to group creative director for digital initiatives.
  • Peter McGuinness
    DDB Worldwide
    DDB Worldwide has hired Peter McGuinness as DDB Chicago's president & CEO. Previously, McGuinness was chairman & CEO of Gotham.
  • Rob Kabus and Courtney Buechert
    Eleven
    Rob Kabus joined Eleven Inc., in San Francisco as president & chief marketing officer, reporting to Courtney Buechert, who was named CEO.
  • Alfonso Marian
    OgilvyOne
    Alfonso Marian joined OgilvyOne in New York as chief creative officer.
  • David DeRoma and Eric Arnold
    Team One
    Team One has hired David DeRoma and Eric Arnold as creative director and associate creative director, respectively.
  • Kristin Keefe and Kim Manley
    Firstborn
    Kristin Keefe has been promoted to an executive producer at Firstborn. In addition, Kim Manley was hired as a producer. She spent the last 3 years at Sarkissian Mason, NY, most recently as an account executive and senior producer.
  • Patrick Acosta
    Mullen
    Mullen hired Patrick Acosta as director of performance analytics. Acosta comes to Mullen from AT&T, where he was executive director of media research & insights.
  • Geoffrey Greenblatt
    Mindshare North America
    Geoffrey Greenblatt was named director of gaming for Mindshare North America, a new position.
  • Richard Stainer
    Bartle Bogle Hegarty
    Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) tapped Richard Stainer as managing director of BBH New York.