Tuesday, June 21, 2016
- KBS
KBS named Patrick Scissons as global chief creative officer, based in New York. Scissons joins the agency from Grey Canada where he most recently served as chief creative officer, overseeing mass consumer, digital and social work for Volvo, Procter & Gamble, Diageo, Brown-Forman, GlaxoSmithKline, Post Foods and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. He is credited with the branding and launch of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, an advocacy group founded in December 2012 following the Newtown shooting. Prior to Grey, Scissons founded "Birthplace," a digital agency that was acquired by WPP in 2011. Before that, he held senior roles at BBDO and Saatchi & Saatchi. "Patrick was our instant and unanimous choice," said Guy Hayward, global CEO of KBS. "As a tech entrepreneur he loves the possibilities that technology provides creatives, what he has done in transforming Grey's creative output is enviable and he has experience working nationally and internationally. On top of that, he appreciates the variety of skills and personalities that make up the KBS leadership team." - twofifteenmccann
Kelly Johnson was promoted from managing director to president of San Francisco-based twofifteenmccann, a unit of McCann Worldgroup. Johnson joined the agency three years ago, and has helped expand the agency's client roster to include Hulu, Workday, Machine Zone and Lookout. She joined twofifteenmccann with 15 years of experience in account management, most recently working at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. "Kelly believes as strongly as anyone in the power of creativity to help brands make a difference. So she's a natural fit in so many ways here," said Scott Duchon, founder and chief creative officer of twofifteenmccann. - Jellyfish
UK-based digital marketing agency, Jellyfish, promoted Hannah Rainford from senior social and outreach manager to associate director of social media. In her new role, Rainford will oversee the social activity across many of the agency's larger accounts. She will also help grow the agency's social, content and outreach offering in conjunction with the global management team and continue to run social media training courses for Jellyfish Training. - FCB/Six
FCB/Six, the data-driven creative agency formally known as Rivet, a leading data-driven creative agency, hired Ian Mackenzie as executive creative director and Kim Farwell as senior vice president of strategy. Mackenzie previously served as executive creative director at KBS Toronto. Farwell worked at American Express in leadership positions in the UK, Australia, and Hong Kong. She also held consulting and agency roles focused on business-to-business, technology and the financial sectors. In addition, the agency also hired Jacob Ciesielski as vice president, data and technology; Vicki Waschkowski as vice president, group account director and Krystle Mullin as associate creative director. "Attracting thought leaders in creativity, strategy, as well as data and technology is a coup d'etat in this industry," said Andrea Cook, president. "The leadership team and its new supporting lineup are smartly positioning FCB/Six and its clients for future growth and development." - Allen & Gerritsen
Allen & Gerritsen hired Pete Valle as a group creative director and Marie Rockett as an associate creative director. In addition, Chris Lee was promoted from vice president, creative director to senior vice president, group creative director. Valle joins the agency from Arnold Worldwide, where he worked on the Jack Daniels, Progressive Insurance and Solar City accounts. Prior to Arnold, Valle spent three years as an associate creative director at SapientNitro where he worked on digital campaigns for Chrysler, Ram Trucks, Jeep and Dodge. Rockett previously worked at SapientNitro on cross-channel campaigns for Dunkin Brands, including its partnership with Liverpool Football Club. She also worked on social campaigns for British Airways and digital campaigns for Citizens Bank. Prior to Sapient, she worked at Forge Worldwide and PARTNERS+simons. In his new role, Lee, who joined the agency in 2011, will lead the agency's B2B creative discipline. "We live and breathe our culture code every day," said Jennifer Putnam, chief creative officer. "Pete, Marie and Chris are indeed 'badass and brainy' and innovation is their playground. I feel so lucky to be part of what we have going on at A&G and I can't wait to see what we make next." - CBS Interactive
Susan Lundgren has been named senior vice president, communications for CBS Interactive. - BBC AMERICA
BBC AMERICA tapped Oswald Mendez as executive vice president of marketing and digital, based in New York. - The Marketing Arm
The Marketing Arm tapped Scott Malaga as vice president, sports consulting. - GMR
David Muhammad has been hired as GMR's director of digital, social and content strategy. Lesley Pinckney, senior vice president of digital strategy, has formally assumed oversight of GMR's social media practice. - Assembly
Assembly hired Kendra Mazey as managing partner, Detroit. - CBS Corporation
Jim Lanzone was named to the newly created position of chief digital officer of CBS Corporation. Lanzone will also continue as chief executive officer of CBS Interactive.
- TVGla
Stephen McCall joined TVGla as vice president, brand engagement, a new position at the agency. - Dow Jones
Fiorelli Salvo joined Dow Jones as director of digital communications. Salvo will focus on all digital, mobile and innovation initiatives for Dow Jones brands, including the Wall Street Journal. - Hook
Hook named Brandy Cole as associate creative director. - Blueshift
Dhruv Shanker joins Blueshift as vice president & head of APAC based in Singapore, and Nipun Bhatia joins as vice president of engineering. - The Mill
The Mill promoted Boo Wong to global director of emerging technology. - Eclipse
Eclipse named Leila Amirsadeghi as vice president, client development. - Selligent
Selligent named Nathalie Parent as chief talent officer. - Hey Wonderful
Hey Wonderful signed director John Dolan for commercial representation. - Deluxe
Deluxe promoted Domenic Rom to president and general manager, Deluxe TV Post-Production Services. - Penn Schoen Berland
Jack MacKenzie joined Penn Schoen Berland as executive vice president and will lead its Global Media and Entertainment practice based in Los Angeles. - Cut+Run
Cut+Run promoted Sean Stender to editor. - Splashlight
Splashlight named Gilles Rousseau as senior vice president of sales and marketing and Chris Smart as senior vice president of operations. - BrandCap
London-based business consultancy, BrandCap, is launching a new practice in New York. David Martin will serve as chairman of the new office. - Ace Metrix
Ace Metrix hired Jamie Warner as vice president, business development. - Butler/Till
Butler/Till hired Stacey Barlow as vice president media investment. - Episerver
Episerver named Dominic Citino as vice president, North American partner development. - Spontaneous
Spontaneous hired Darryl Mascarenhas as executive creative director. - Station Film
Station Film signed director Lena Beug for commercial representation. - Sizmek
Sizmek tapped Alfredo Sanchez as Mexico country manager. - Snaps
Snaps named Anthony Green as senior vice president of sales. - Ubimo
Ubimo added Sarah Calkin Ward as senior director of marketing. - Gain Theory
Gain Theory elevated Manjiry Tamhane to worldwide CEO. - TheStreet
TheStreet named David Callaway as chief executive officer. - Worldwide Partners
Worldwide Partners named John Harris as president and chief executive officer. - Gurucul
Gurucul named Rosanna Pellegrino as vice president of strategic alliances. - BidSwitch
BidSwitch hired Barry Adams as vice president of commercial development. - Tapad
Kelley Gibson was named vice president, sales (self-service) at Tapad. - Reason2Be
Reason2Be added Elaine Lee as digital strategist. - Diply
Diply named Dan Lagani as president and chief revenue officer. - Real
Yoni Ben-Yehuda was named chief marketing officer of Real. - Industrial Color
Industrial Color added editor Bruce Ashley and executive producer Gary Giambalvo to its staff. - Hornet
Hornet added Uri Lotan to its directorial roster. - TapticaTaptica opened an office in Seoul, South Korea to be led by Hoon Lee as general manager.
- Green Dot Corporation
Green Dot Corporation named Brooke Norton Lais as chief marketing officer.
