People on the Move
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
  • Chris Grant
    Electus
    Electus named Chris Grant as CEO, effective November 1. Grant previously served as president of Shine International.
  • Pamela Haupert Sullivan, Ann Stewart and Hugo Gomez
    Maxus
    Maxus is opening new offices in Los Angeles, Toronto and Mexico City. Pamela Haupert Sullivan has been named managing director of the Los Angeles office, joining from DDB Entertainment. In Toronto, Maxus named Ann Stewart as president of Maxus Canada. Lastly, Maxus named Hugo Gomez as CEO of Maxus Mexico.
  • Anthony Katsur
    Maxifier
    Anthony Katsur was named chief operating officer of Maxifier.
  • Alex Leikikh and Joe Grimaldi
    Mullen
    Alex Leikikh was promoted to president of Mullen's Boston headquarters office. Joe Grimaldi, who had been president/CEO and will now become chairman/CEO.
  • Jason Sutterfield
    Campfire
    Campfire promoted Jason Sutterfield to chief operating officer, up from head of production.
  • Jayanta Jenkins, Brent Anderson, Steve Howard, Renato Fernandez and Gustavo Sarkis
    TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles
    TBWA/Chiat/Day Los Angeles promoted Jayanta Jenkins to global creative director and Brent Anderson and Steve Howard to group creative directors on its Global and U.S. Gatorade account, respectively. The agency has also hired Renato Fernandez and Gustavo Sarkis from Almap BBDO in Brazil as associate creative directors.
  • Gail Zaharek
    Mintz & Hoke
    Mintz & Hoke hired Gail Zaharek as senior account executive. Previously, Zaharek was as a senior account manager for Prudential's retirement division.
  • Paco Olavarrieta
    Dieste
    Dieste hired Paco Olavarrieta as its chief content curator.
  • Jonathan Fletcher
    JWT New York
    Jonathan Fletcher was named group planning director at JWT New York.
  • Matt Broom
    Doremus
    Doremus promoted Matt Broom to president, international, up from director of worldwide strategic partnerships.
  • Reshma Pendleton
    imc²
    imc² hired Reshma Pendleton as vice president, client partner to manage its RadioShack and World Vision accounts.
  • Arnold Worldwide
    Arnold Worldwide opened a Shanghai office.
  • Tim Mauery
    Cramer-Krasselt
    Cramer-Krasselt hired Tim Mauery as senior vice president and group planning director. He was most recently planning director at Critical Mass in Chicago.
  • Renata Florio
    Wing
    Wing hired Renata Florio as chief creative officer. Florio most recently worked as executive creative director at Peralta StrawberryFrog in Sao Paulo.
  • Matthew Casselton and Gary Gonya
    Doner
    Doner hired Matthew Casselton as executive vice president, director of digital strategy, and Gary Gonya as senior vice president, director of account planning.
  • Matthew Harris
    Yahoo!
    Matthew Harris joined Yahoo!'s US Hispanic sales team as national account director, based in Chicago.
  • Tamsen McMahon
    Allen & Gerritsen
    Allen & Gerritsen hired Tamsen McMahon as vice president of digital strategy.
  • Paula Fedoris and Sara Bamber
    Draftfcb
    Draftfcb hired Paula Fedoris as executive vice president, chief analytics officer and Sara Bamber as executive vice president, chief strategy officer of Draftfcb New York.
  • Scott Travis
    AudienceScience
    AudienceScience promoted Scott Travis to vice president of sales, North America.
  • John Kristick
    GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships
    John Kristick was named global CEO of GroupM Entertainment & Sports Partnerships.
  • Suzy Berkowitz Weksel
    Sundance Channel
    Suzy Berkowitz Weksel has been named senior vice president of public relations for Sundance Channel. Previously, Weksel was the senior director of public relations for Entertainment Weekly.
  • Nan-Kirsten Forte
    Travel Ad Network
    Travel Ad Network hired Nan-Kirsten Forte as chief executive officer.
  • Nick Volkart and Stephanie Quintal
    AKQA
    AKQA hired Nick Volkart as an account director for its Search Practice and Stephanie Quintal as a senior account executive for its Search Practice.
  • Dan Hall
    LevLane
    LevLane, Philadelphia promoted Dan Hall from associate media director to vice president, group media director, responsible for Taco Bell, Kennedy Health System, Senior Care Development and Saul Ewing.
  • Paul Trager
    MKTG INC
    MKTG INC promoted Paul Trager from senior vice president of financial planning and analysis to chief financial officer.
  • Gordon Plutsky
    King Fish Media
    King Fish Media promoted Gordon Plutsky to chief marketing officer.
  • Cynthia Mudd
    Holiday Films
    Holiday Films hired Cynthia Mudd as director of marketing in its Toronto office.
  • Melissa Meyer, Colleen Marion, Caitlin Roemhildt, Tricia Schlaefer and Kyle Johnson
    Colle+McVoy
    Colle+McVoy hired Melissa Meyer as an account director; Colleen Marion as a new business manager; Caitlin Roemhildt as an assistant account executive; Tricia Schlaefer as an assistant account executive; and Kyle Johnson as a social media monitoring and Web analytics strategist.
  • Vita Harris
    Draftfcb
    Draftfcb promoted Vita Harris, formerly chief strategy officer of Draftfcb New York, to global chief strategy officer.