People on the Move
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
  • Tennille Teague
    Pereira & O’Dell New York
    Pereira & O'Dell New York hired Tennille Teague as head of production in an effort to expand the office's roster of services. Teague will oversee production for east coast clients including Memorial Sloan Kettering, Fox Sports 1, Realtor and New Era. She will report to Jeff Ferro, vice president of production for Pereira & O'Dell's San Francisco office. Teague brings more than 14 years of global production experience to the agency, having worked with brands including Bud Light, LG, MTV, NHL, Range Rover and Campbell's. Her agency experience includes production posts at Translation, Y&R New York and Mad Dogs & Englishmen. "Tennille has tremendous production expertise and a passion for storytelling," said Cory Berger, Managing Director of Pereira & O'Dell New York. "She's a wonderful addition to the team we have in place in New York, and will be instrumental as we grow our production capabilities."
  • Bob Porcaro
    GRP Media
    Bob Porcaro joined GRP Media, a Chicago-based independent media agency, as executive vice president, managing director. He joins the agency from OMD Chicago, where he served as managing director. During his 12 years at OMD, Porcaro provided strategy development on numerous accounts, including Gatorade, Porsche, Quaker, Barilla, BMO Harris, Aaron's, and Walgreens. Porcaro began his career at FCB where he was eventually promoted to vice president, group media director. At GRP Media, he will provide client direction and lead the media team.
  • Jeremy Jones and Dustin Tamilio
    JWT Atlanta

    As a result of their work for Shell brands, JWT Atlanta promoted Jeremy Jones to executive creative director and elevated his creative partner Dustin Tamilio to group creative director. Both previously served as creative directors at the agency. Over the past two years, Jones and Tamilio have created campaigns and projects for Jiffy Lube, Shell, Quaker State and Pennzoil. Most recently, they served as the creative team behind the launch for Pennzoil Platinum with PurePlus Technology, which included the SXSW activation Mario Karting Reimagined, as well as the documentary "Breaking Barriers" and integrated campaign "Born from Natural Gas." In his new role, Jones will act as the executive creative director for brands including Pennzoil, Quaker State, Shell, Jiffy Lube, FEMA, SCANA Energy, USVI and Transamerica. Tamilio will serve as group creative director for the agency's Shell portfolio including Pennzoil, Quaker State, Jiffy Lube, as well as Shell.

  • Jon Flannery and Dan Fietsam
    FCB
    Jon Flannery, executive vice president and executive creative director of FCB Chicago, was promoted to chief creative officer of FCB Toronto. He will work alongside Paul Mead, president of FCB Canada. Flannery begins his new position on August 11 and replaces Robin Heisey, who is leaving the company. While working at FCB Chicago, Flannery was promoted to executive vice president/executive creative director in January of 2013, working on Kmart, Dow, Cox and NHL. Dan Fietsam, formerly chief creative officer at Energy BBDO, will replace Flannery in Chicago. Fietsam begins work on July 14, reporting to Todd Tilford, chief creative officer of FCB Chicago. Previously, Fietsam has worked on brands like Wrigley, Pepsico, T-Mobile, Jim Beam and Anheuser-Busch.
  • Andrew Teagle
    GSD&M

    Andrew Teagle has returned to GSD&M as senior vice president/director of strategy & insights, charged with leading the agency's Strategy & Insights department. Teagle served as a vice president/strategy director at GSD&M from 2000 to 2008 and has spent the last four years as a lead strategist at CP+B's Boulder office. While there, he led strategy efforts on the Microsoft Global/Windows 7 and American Express OPEN campaigns and helped pitch Applebee's and MetLife for the agency. During his first stint at GSD&M, Teagle served as lead strategist on the agency's Chili's Grill & Bar, Walmart and Tostitos accounts.

  • Brian Dunbar and Colin Jeffery
    David&Goliath
    David&Goliath promoted Brian Dunbar to president and Colin Jeffery to chief creative officer.
  • Troy Ruhanen and Tom Carroll
    TBWA Worldwide
    Troy Ruhanen was named president and CEO of TBWA Worldwide. Ruhanen succeeds Tom Carroll who will continue as chairman of TBWA Group. Jean-Marie Dru will continue to serve as chairman, TBWA Agency Network.
  • Jason Jahn
    AOL Advertising
    AOL Advertising hired Jason Jahn as head of agency marketing.
  • Nathan Weyer
    Huge
    Huge named Nathan Weyer as the agency's new managing director for Europe. Weyer is the former head of frog Europe, which he ran for the past four years.
  • Debbie Menin and Alyssa Vitrano
    Federated Media Publishing
    Federated Media Publishing named Debbie Menin as head of video business development and Alyssa Vitrano as executive producer of video strategy.
  • Rick Holzman
    Discovery Communications
    Discovery Communications promoted Rick Holzman to general manager and executive vice president of Animal Planet.
  • Nancy Novogrod
    Travel + Leisure
    After 21 years at the helm of Travel + Leisure, Nancy Novogrod is retiring from Time Inc.
  • Kris Kohl, Lindsey Williams and Jill Regan
    Digitaria
    Kris Kohl joined Digitaria's San Diego office as a senior producer. Lindsey Williams and Jill Regan also joined the office as associate producers. All three will work across a variety of accounts including Brand USA, Kia, Ironman, Johnson & Johnson, USA Triathlon, and The Princeton Review.
  • Gabriel DeWitt
    Curse
    Curse hired Gabriel DeWitt as vice president of monetization. DeWitt was most recently a senior technical director, media and operations, at SAY Media.
  • Mainak Mazumdar
    Simulmedia
    Simulmedia hired Mainak Mazumdar as chief science officer, a new position.
  • Joseph Tomasulo, Mark Nancarrow and Claire St Louis
    Essence
    Essence tapped Joseph Tomasulo as global chief financial officer, Mark Nancarrow as global chief operating officer, and Claire St Louis as global chief people officer.
  • Carrie Sloan
    CafeMom
    CafeMom named Carrie Sloan as vice president, editorial director.
  • Barbara Goose
    Altisource
    Former DigitasLBi Boston and Detroit president Barbara Goose was named global chief marketing officer of Altisource.
  • Michael Baumgaertner and James Dempsey
    Accordant Media
    Accordant Media launched a UK office, with Michael Baumgaertner, director, trading strategies along with James Dempsey, media specialist, at the helm.
  • Jack Conte
    Radar Studios
    Jack Conte joined Radar Studios' roster of directors.
  • Martin Knott and William Foster
    MC2
    MC2 hired Martin Knott as president of the southwest division, which includes Las Vegas, San Francisco and Kingman, Arizona. In addition, MC2 promoted William Foster to vice president of the southwest division.
  • Laura Goldberg
    LegalZoom
    LegalZoom hired Laura Goldberg as chief marketing officer and member of the executive management team.
  • Rob Dyer
    Tapjoy
    Tapjoy hired Rob Dyer as senior vice president of developer relations. Dyer was most recently the head of publishing at Zynga.
  • Joslyn McArdle and Bridget Cordero
    Cronin and Company
    Cronin and Company hired Joslyn McArdle as account executive, public relations and promoted Bridget Cordero to assistant account executive, public relations.
  • Bill Blummer
    Keek
    Keek tapped Bill Blummer as senior vice president, monetization and sales solutions.
  • Yvette Lubinsky
    BENT Image Lab
    BENT Image Lab has signed Yvette Lubinsky as its new West Coast rep.
  • Marcel Ziul and Joe Nash
    STATE Design
    Creative director Marcel Ziul and executive producer Joe Nash have founded STATE Design, a boutique design and animation studio, based in Los Angeles.
  • Iain Wilson
    Keek
    Keek named Iain Wilson as vice president, EU business development. He will be responsible for leading the development of Keek's marketing and content partners across the European markets, which will include major media companies, celebrity influencers and consumer brands. Wilson joins Keek after serving as the head of international partnerships at YuMe.