People on the Move
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
  • Andy Davidhazy
    Drumroll
    Drumroll hired named Andy Davidhazy as creative director. Most recently, he was chief creative officer at SpotMe. Prior to that, he worked at Downstream, Ziba Design, Hornall Anderson Design Works and Babcock & Jenkins. In 2013 Davidhazy took 5 months to hike 2,600 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mexican border to Canada. Taking a selfie every mile, his journey was featured in People and a timelapse of his journey has been viewed more than 1.5 million views on YouTube. "I am very excited to be joining Drumroll," said Davidhazy. "The agency's focus on building brand love through outstanding customer experiences fits well with my experience and passion and look forward to contributing to Drumroll's ongoing success."
  • Jill Applebaum
    The Barbarian Group
    The Barbarian Group hired Jill Applebaum as creative director for Pepsi, as well as new business. She joins the agency from J. Walter Thompson, where she served as group creative director, overseeing the creative development for JWT NY, Tylenol and Nestle Toll House brands. Prior to that, Applebaum was senior vice president, group creative director at DraftFCB New York, overseeing creative for Kraft's Oreo brand. Applebaum also created work for Burt's Bees and Barclays Bank.
  • Elizabeth Kelly
    U.S. International Media
    U.S. International Media hired Elizabeth Kelly as associate media director in the Los Angeles office. Most recently, she was vice president of media at Media Design Group. Kelly began her career at Foote, Cone & Belding in 1981. Since then, she has worked for many agencies on brands including Verizon, Porsche, Apple, Albertsons, ARCO, Farmers Insurance, Mazda, Anna's Linens, Toshiba, Uggs, Frontier Communications, Friendly's, Bacardi and City National Bank. "As the company continues to reach new levels of business, we are increasing our buying for brands across all mediums," said Alicia Nelson, executive vice president of Broadcast Media at U.S. International Media. "Liz brings significant ingenuity and experience that will continue to boost our strategic thinking and the service we provide our to our clients."
  • Christopher Lehmann
    Landor
    Landor elevated Christopher Lehmann to managing director of the San Francisco office. He will report to Stuart Sproule, president of Landor North America. Lehmann replaces Suzie Ivelich, who moves from her role as managing director of Landor San Francisco to executive director of strategy for the North American region. Lehmann returns to San Francisco after serving since 2011 as executive creative director and general manager of Landor's Chicago office, which doubled in size during his tenure. Prior to that, he was executive creative director of Landor's San Francisco office. Lehmann has directed projects for clients including Barclays, Byline Bank, Exploratorium, Hilton Worldwide, Kraft Foods, Pernod Ricard Winemakers and Procter & Gamble. "I first walked through the doors of Landor San Francisco as a design director in 1997," said Lehmann. "Returning to this legendary office as managing director is unbelievably exciting."
  • Ben Roth
    MKTG
    MKTG promoted Ben Roth from executive vice president, creative to chief creative officer. A new position, Roth is charged with shaping and growing the agency's creative department along with attracting new clients and creatives within the agency. Roth joined MKTG in 2012, following a 20-year career that began at IBM as a designer. Over that time, he has worked in graphic design, art and creative direction in the fields of branding, sports marketing, advertising, consumer and B2B event marketing.
  • GianCarlo Pitocco, Jeremy Simon, Sarah Kauffman, Rachel Guthermann and Daniel Janoff
    Attention
    Attention added GianCarlo Pitocco as chief strategy officer; Jeremy Simon to oversee the influencer and partnership division; Sarah Kauffman to lead operations and community management while serving as an extension of the KBS technical operations team; Rachel Guthermann to lead client service; and Daniel Janoff to oversee the creative department.
  • Jay Russell and J.B. Raftus
    GSD&M
    GSD&M promoted Jay Russell from senior vice president/executive creative director to executive vice president/chief creative officer and J.B. Raftus from senior vice president/chief marketing officer to executive vice president/chief marketing officer.
  • Gary Theut
    MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER
    Gary Theut joined MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER as associate partner and director of account management. Theut was previously vice president of account services at Pereira & O'Dell.
  • Jeff Kirchner, Agathe Laurent and Sun eel Kulkarni
    Added Value
    Added Value promoted Jeff Kirchner to senior vice president, based in Atlanta; Agathe Laurent to senior vice president, based in NYC and Sun eel Kulkarni to senior vice president, based in Los Angeles.
  • Chris Pinel
    Kargo
    Chris Pinel joined Kargo as senior director, tasked wih leading west coast sales.
  • Kym Frank
    Traffic Audit Bureau
    The Traffic Audit Bureau named Kym Frank as its new president.
  • Maria Carr and Marlene Calderon
    Doner
    Doner hired Maria Carr as senior vice president, brand leader and Marlene Calderon as senior vice president, strategy and planning of its Los Angles office.
  • Molly Hop
    TPN San Francisco
    TPN San Francisco promoted Molly Hop from director of digital media and content distribution to vice president of emerging media and commerce.
  • Michael LeBeau
    Scrum50
    Scrum50 is a new agency headquartered in South Norwalk, CT, and helmed by Michael LeBeau as CEO.
  • Andrew Robinson and Ranbir Chawla
    AudienceScience
    AudienceScience hired Andrew Robinson as head of technical operations and Ranbir Chawla as director of technical operations.
  • Doug Shapiro
    Turner Broadcasting System
    Turner Broadcasting System promoted Doug Shapiro to executive vice president and chief strategy officer.Shapiro is currently senior vice president, international and corporate strategy for Time Warner.
  • Simon Cole
    B-Reel
    B-Reel signed director Simon Cole for global representation.
  • Gary Stein and Monique Verrier
    Eleven, Inc.
    Eleven, Inc. appointed Gary Stein as group director of marketplace insights, and Monique Verrier as director of creative services.
  • Mark Green
    4C Insights
    Mark Green joined 4C Insights as chief operating officer.
  • Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery
    Mother Jones
    Mother Jones announced a change in leadership as its co-editors, Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery, take on new roles. Bauerlein will become CEO while Jeffery becomes editor-in-chief.
  • John Seeley, Cady Drell, Michele Richinick, Jessica Firger, Emily Cadei, Elizabeth Rhodes, Shefali S. Kulkarni, Iva Dixit and Joanna Brenner
    Newsweek
    Newsweek announced nine new additions to its staff including weekend editor, John Seeley; culture editor, Cady Drell; staff writer, Michele Richinick; staff writer, Jessica Firger; politics correspondent, Emily Cadei; copy chief, Elizabeth Rhodes; social media and engagement editor, Shefali S. Kulkarni; deputy social media and engagement editor, Iva Dixit and producer, Joanna Brenner.
  • Sasha Levinson
    Humble
    Humble signed award-winning director and screenwriter Sasha Levinson to its roster for commercial representation.
  • Robert Chatwani
    Teespring
    Teespring hired Robert Chatwani as chief revenue and marketing officer. Chatwani was most recently chief marketing officer of eBay North America.
  • Chris Raleigh
    Placemedia
    Placemedia tapped Chris Raleigh as chief commercial officer.
  • James Bartolomeo
    Alkemy X
    Alkemy X added James Bartolomeo to the company's roster of directors.
  • Cedric Foster
    Spike TV
    Cedric Foster has been promoted to senior vice president of brand marketing, digital and fan engagement strategy of Spike TV.
  • Susan Danaher
    Centriply
    Centriply hired Susan Danaher as brand ambassador.
  • Dorothea Herrey
    The New York Times Company
    The New York Times Company hired Dorothea Herrey as senior vice president for The Times’ event business, NYT Live.
  • James Rollins
    Disney and ESPN
    Disney and ESPN Media Networks promoted James Rollins to vice president of digital video distribution.
  • Tim Russell and David Diederich
    WGN America
    WGN America hired Tim Russell as vice president, brand partnerships, and promoted David Diederich to vice president, ad sales and brand partnerships, western region.
  • Brandon Starkoff
    xAd
    xAd hired Brandon Starkoff as vice president of global brands and agencies.
  • Yuval Ben-Itzhak
    Outbrain
    Outbrain hired Yuval Ben-Itzhak as chief technology officer.
  • Kamil Tyebally
    Fake Love
    Fake Love hired NYC and Dubai-based global brand engagement lead, Kamil Tyebally.
  • Liz Duggan
    Siteworx
    Siteworx named Liz Duggan as director of eCommerce.
  • Peter Giordano
    Simulmedia
    Simulmedia promoted Peter Giordano to vice president of marketing.
  • Larry Keith
    TVGM
    TVGM LLC, the parent company of TV Guide Magazine and TVInsider.com, has named Larry Keith as director of custom solutions.
  • Jim Fabio
    Cutter Productions
    Cutter Productions added Jim Fabio to its roster of directors.
  • Dave Waller, Patrick Poulatian, Kirsten Andersen, Steve Michaels and Peter Steinzeig
    Troll Pictures
    Commercial production company Troll Pictures launched in Los Angeles. The company was started by Brickyard VFX partners Dave Waller, Patrick Poulatian, Kirsten Andersen and Steve Michaels. Peter Steinzeig joins the company as executive producer.
  • Mark Logan
    WealthEngine
    WealthEngine hired Mark Logan as president and chief executive officer.
  • Jennifer Tang
    PK4 Media
    PK4 Media hired Jennifer Tang as vice president of agency relations.
  • Eileen Cooney
    Framestore
    Framestore hired Eileen Cooney as head of campaigns.
  • Gary Goodman
    AdsWizz
    AdsWizz named Gary Goodman president for Europe, a newly-created position.
  • Jason Woosley
    SmarterHQ
    SmarterHQ added Jason Woosley as chief technology officer.