People on the Move
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
  • Luis Farfan and Andy Lewis
    Camp + King
    Camp + King hired Luis Farfan and Andy Lewis as associate creative directors.

    Most recently, Farfan was running Denada, a freelance consultancy, where he served as art director and creative director for brands including Uber, Target, Kmart, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Co, MoMa SF, Paul Frank, Urban Outfitters, Incase and Canal180.

    Lewis is a former biologist, banker, and tobacco sales manager who served in senior copywriting positions across the U.S. and Europe. He has worked on campaigns for brands like Budweiser Budvar, Cisco, Harley-Davidson, IKEA, Škoda Auto and T-Mobile.

    "Luis's past experience as an art director at Paul Smith, Deutsch and 72andSunny coupled with Andy's background of working for agencies such as Jung von Matt, Fallon and others is impressive. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what these two bobcats can do together," said Roger Camp, chief creative officer at Camp + King.

  • Hemanth Magal, Andrew Harrison and Pierre Robinet
    OgilvyRED
    OgilvyRED, which launched in Asia Pacific at the beginning of the year, hired three senior executives. Hemanth Magal was named principal consultant, e-Commerce. Magal previously served as APAC head of marketing for TripAdvisor.

    Andrew Harrison was named as principal consultant, brand strategy. He previously served as chief operating officer for Ogilvy & Mather's JV partner Brand Union Asia Pacific.

    Lastly, Pierre Robinet, most recently global digital director for Publicis Worldwide, was named vice president with a focus on digital transformation and innovation.

    "Since our launch, we have seen unprecedented demand for strategic consulting from clients. Being able to make three strong hires at this time of year shows we have developed a robust offer that fuses specialist thinking and delivery to help brands with the transformative modern marketing they need for growth," said Lucy McCabe, president of OgilvyRED Asia Pacific.

  • Mike Frank
    Deutsch LA
    Deutsch LA hired Mike Frank as senior vice president, creative director, where he will lead the agency's 35-person Volkswagen team. He will report to Tara Greer, executive vice president, executive creative director.

    Most recently, Frank worked at Razorfish for seven years, most recently serving as vice president, group creative director of the LA office. While there, he created campaigns for brands including Visa, Motorola, Target, Acura and BlackBerry. Prior to Razorfish, he served as a creative director at IBM Interactive Experience working on Sony, AOL, NCAA, Nissan and Coke.

    "Mike's deep automotive experience, coupled with his passion and understanding of product development, makes him a conceptually and creatively strong platform leader," said Pam Scheideler, chief digital officer of Deutsch LA. "Few people are strong at both product design and branding. Mike knows both sides well and has been on our radar for quite some time. We're thrilled to have him at Deutsch."

  • Lesley Danger Bea
    BBH LA
    BBH LA hired Lesley Danger Bea as associate creative director, charged with leading projects across all accounts. Previously, Bea worked at R/GA, David & Goliath and Draft FCB. In 2016, she was awarded for her work on the Beats "Straight Outta" campaign, which garnered 6 Cannes Lions and won the Facebook Blue Award.

    "Bea is an extraordinary writer and she's becoming a great leader. We are very excited to have her in the building," said Zach Hilder, executive creative director of BBH LA, who previously worked with Bea at R/GA HUSTLE on the Beats By Dre account.

  • Cameron Templeton
    22squared Atlanta
    22squared Atlanta hired Cameron Templeton as creative director. He joins the agency from Firstborn New York, where he served as a creative director. While there, he created campaign for clients such as Audible, Patron and Rolex. Templeton will work on a variety of accounts at 22squared including Baskin-Robbins, SunTrust Bank and The Home Depot.

    Templeton will report to Al Patton, executive creative director of 22squared.

    "We couldn't be more excited to be adding someone of Cameron's abilities to our growing creative team in Atlanta," said Templeton. "What he brings in the areas of storytelling and innovation are industry best-in-class, and his maker mentality is a great fit for our culture."

  • Sarah Ripmaster
    The Weather Company
    The Weather Company tapped Sarah Ripmaster as vice president of automotive sales.
  • Brian McHale
    CBS Radio
    CBS Radio named Brian McHale as senior vice president, information technology.
  • Kellyn Parker
    Comedy Central
    Comedy Central hired Kellyn Parker as vice president, original programming and development, west coast.
  • Gayle Fuguitt
    Foursquare
    Foursquare hired Gayle Fuguitt, the former CEO of the Advertising Retail Foundation, as chief of customer insights and innovation.
  • Rob "Whitey" McConnaughy
    Hey Baby
    Hey Baby added Rob "Whitey" McConnaughy to its directorial roster.
  • Kim Gagne
    APCO Worldwide
    Kim Gagne, former senior director of industry affairs for Microsoft, joined APCO Worldwide as a senior advisor.
  • April Siese, Arielle Ray and Abdi Latif Dahir
    Quartz
    Quartz hired April Siese as an app writer, Arielle Ray as a video journalist and Abdi Latif Dahir as a writer.
  • Todd Chu
    Amobee
    Amobee hired Todd Chu as senior vice president, global operator innovation.
  • Michael Greten and Mario Springer
    Justworks
    Justworks hired Michael Greten as chief financial officer and Mario Springer as vice president and corporate counsel.
  • Mike Azzi
    MetTel
    MetTel tapped Mike Azzi to lead corporate communications.
  • Daniele Codega
    Work & Co
    Work & Co hired Daniele Codega as design director.
  • Jessica Sterling
    THREE
    Jessica Sterling joined THREE as a strategist.
  • Greg Orlando
    BakerHostetler
    Greg Orlando joined Bakerhostetler in Washington, DC. as a senior advisor.
  • Tim Villanueva
    Quicken
    Quicken hired Tim Villanueva as chief technology officer.
  • Nick McCarthy
    Signal
    Signal hired Nick McCarthy as managing director, UK and EMEA.
  • Eric Nathal
    LINKS WorldGroup
    LINKS WorldGroup promoted Eric Nathal to vice president.
  • Michaela Tyson
    TREKK
    Michaela Tyson joined TREKK as an interactive designer.
  • Karen Bressner
    Z Living
    Z Living named Karen Bressner as senior vice president of ad sales and partnerships.