People on the Move
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
  • Robbee Minicola
    Wunderman Seattle
    Wunderman Seattle named Robbee Minicola as president, tasked with overseeing day-to-day operations. Most recently, she worked at Microsoft as director of global business development.

    Prior to Microsoft, Minicola was CEO at Hybrid TV (TiVo) in Australia and New Zealand, executive vice president of business development and research at the Seven Media Group and non-executive director of the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association.

    "Robbee is a proven leader with an incredibly strong history combining technology, creativity and data to drive business growth," said Seth Solomons, CEO of Wunderman North America, Wunderman. "Her tenacity is contagious and will be crucial for Wunderman as we continue to grow and diversify our business in Seattle."


  • Donn Rohn
    Deutsch LA
    Deutsch LA named Donn Rohn as executive vice president, group strategy director, to serve as lead strategist on the Volkswagen team. He will report to Lindsey Allison, executive vice president, co-director of strategy.

    Rohn began his career as a design strategist at Nissan Design America, working on products like the Z and Maxima. He also held leadership positions at WPP, Saatchi & Saatchi, TBWA\Chiat\Day and most recently at RPA.

    While at Saatchi & Saatchi, he led strategy for Toyota's "Tundra Endeavour," resulting in multiple award wins, including four Cannes Gold Lions. While at TBWA\Chiat\Day, he worked on the Cannes Lion-winning "Shoulders of Giants" launch for Nissan Titan.

    "Donn has a long history of highly strategic work in automotive marketing," said Allison. "His thinking captures the humanity of a brand and translates into great creative work. His strategic leadership will be a great addition to the team."

  • John Godsey, Mike Wente and Craig Badynee
    VML
    VML promoted John Godsey and Mike Wente to North American chief creative officers, and hired Craig Badynee as director, creative recruiting. All positions report to Debbi Vandeven, global chief creative officer.

    Godsey currently leads the creative department at VML's global headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Godsey spearheaded the "Everything to Prove" branded content series for Gatorade that won a silver Lion in 2012. After that, the agency was awarded 20 more Lions, for work such as Wendy's Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger Love Songs and Nashville's For the Love of Music.

    Wente joined VML in 2007 and currently serves as managing director and executive creative director of VML New York. In 2012, Wente took over to manage the New York office in addition to leading creative. Under Wente's leadership the office has more than doubled in size and created work for rands like the International Olympic Committee, New Balance, Chevron, LEGOLAND Florida Resort and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.

    VML hired Craig Badynee as director, creative recruiting. He will be based in Chicago and focus on leading talent acquisition for VML's creative teams across the U.S. Badynee has more than a dozen years of experience creative recruiting for traditional agencies like JWT and FCB, in addition to digital shops like DigitasLBi and Digital Kitchen. At DigitasLBi, he was responsible for hiring creatives from across the world including Brazil, China, England and Norway.

  • Dominique Ward and Megan Dwyer
    Joan Creative
    Joan Creative hired Dominique Ward as director of business operations and Megan Dwyer as strategy lead. Both will be based in New York and report to co-founders Jaime Robinson, chief creative officer and Lisa Clunie, chief executive officer.

    Ward is responsible for instituting state-of- the-art business systems, oversee the agency's Diversity Foundation and spearhead client collaborations. She joins the agency from frog, where she spent nearly six years as the lead analyst in business operations and strategy. While there, Ward helped develop global best practices and systems and was responsible for providing analysis, insights and recommendations to the firm's global leadership team. Prior to frog, she worked at Yodle, an advertising startup recently acquired by Web.com.

    Dwyer is responsible for overseeing the strategic capabilities of the agency. With more than 10 years experience in branding and advertising, she has worked in large agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi and JWT, as well as several small start ups. Dwyer has worked on brand including P&G, General Mills, Nestle, MillerCoors, Chase Sapphire, JCPenney, Mars and ConAgra.

    "This is such an exciting and vital time for Joan. As we continue to scale and bring on new business and new people, it's imperative that the people we hire are real Joans," said Clunie. "Different, yet completely united in their ability to think in unusual and irregular ways. People who are kind, creative, empathetic, curious, weird and fantastic. Both Dominique and Megan fit this bill completely."

  • Michael Jacovides, Romain Naegelen, Maite Albuquerque, Will Tran, Clare Jensen, Taylor Black and Eric Reilly
    Mother
    Mother has made hired in its New York and Los Angeles offices.

    In New York, Michael Jacovides joins as creative director. He started his career in editorial, as a writer for The Face, Arena, Vogue and GQ. He joined BBH London in 2007 as a creative director on Burberry, Levis, Wolsey, Johnnie Walker and Audi. After 4 years, he joined Grey as creative director on Hugo Boss fragrances (Lacoste, Stella McCartney, Hugo Boss and Gucci). Most recently, worked as creative consultant for VCCP, Iris, Gucci and Peter Saville Studio.

    In Los Angeles, Romain Naegelen was named managing director.

    Maite Albuquerque was added as creative director. She began her career in her native Brazil as a designer before moving on to Pony Tale in Lisbon, Sponge in Chicago, Strawberry Frog in NY and 72andsunny in LA. Albuquerque has worked on brands including Google, Target, Coca-Cola, Ikea and Verizon.

    Will Tran joins as creative director. He began as a video artist before joining Draft FCB as a writer and eventually working for Strawberry Frog, B-Reel and 72andSunny, on brands like Google, Nike, Starbucks and Jim Beam.

    Clare Jensen was named art director. She previously worked at 72andSunny on Instagram, Adidas, Google and Starbucks.

    Taylor Black was tapped as copywriter. She joins the agency from 72andSunny where she worked on Instagram, Adidas and Sonos.

    Lastly, Eric Reilly joins as Mother. He has four years of experience working for CP+B and 180LA on brands including Boost Mobile, Asics, HP and Virgin.

  • Chris Cutone
    Deutsch New York
    Deutsch New York named Chris Cutone as senior vice president, director of human resources.
  • Leslie Rasimas
    IPG Mediabrands
    IPG Mediabrands hired Leslie Rasimas as director of global corporate communications.
  • Mike Groenewald and Bowen Mendelson
    Fitzgerald & Co.
    Fitzgerald & Co. has hired creative directors Mike Groenewald and Bowen Mendelson to work exclusively on the agency's Coca-Cola business at Fitzco//McCann, its dedicated Coke unit.
  • Calli Karter
    Mortenson Safar Kim
    Mortenson Safar Kim hired Calli Karter as an assistant account executive in the Milwaukee office.
  • Zack Toth
    Toth+Co
    Toth+Co named Zack Toth as president.
  • Deborah Furey
    Wunderman Health
    Wunderman Health hired Deborah Furey to lead its new Personalized Marketing Practice.   
  • Richard Jones
    Landor
    Landor tapped Richard Jones as executive creative director for London.
  • Jon Ramsey
    APCO Worldwide
    Jon Ramsey joined APCO Worldwide’s global technology practice as a director.
  • Samantha DiPippo
    Crown Media Family Networks
    Crown Media Family Networks named Samantha DiPippo as vice president of development.
  • Gabrielle Tenaglia
    Globality
    Globality hired Gabrielle Tenaglia as general manager, marketing vertical.
  • Jan Barthelemy
    The COMEXPOSIUM Group
    The COMEXPOSIUM Group promoted Jan Barthelemy to global brand director to lead ad:tech and iMedia.
  • Ryan Hoppe
    Nanigans
    Ryan Hoppe joined Nanigans as senior vice president of marketing.
  • John Keefe
    Quartz
    Quartz hired John Keefe as a developer to help kickstart the Quartz Bot Studio.
  • Hillary Cohen
    Music Choice
    Music Choice hired Hillary Cohen as account executive, advertising sales.
  • Jenny Ramirez
    TBS & TNT
    Jenny Ramirez has been hired by TBS & TNT as vice president of unscripted programming.
  • Renato Marques
    Workhouse Creative
    Workhouse Creative has added Renato Marques to its roster of directors for exclusive U.S. commercial representation.
  • Michael Lawrence
    Wanda London
    Wanda London added Michael Lawrence to its directorial roster.
  • Laura Pesin Eder
    Cohn & Wolfe
    Cohn & Wolfe names Laura Pesin Eder as president, North America.
  • Carolyn McCammon
    Hyatt at The Bellevue
    Hyatt at The Bellevue named Carolyn McCammon as director of sales and marketing.
  • Jaime Klein Daley
    POSSIBLE NYC
    Jaime Klein Daley joins POSSIBLE NYC as executive vice president of strategy.
  • Kim Norwesh
    4C
    4C named Kim Norwesh as chief human resource officer.
  • Tom Richards
    BLITZ
    BLITZ named Tom Richards as executive vice president, client services and brand leadership.
  • Bob Johns
    Big Outdoor
    Big Outdoor named Bob Johns as chief revenue officer.
  • Tal Dagan
    Taptica
    Tal Dagan joined Taptica as vice president, product management.
  • Christian Hamilton and Sam Haskin
    Firewood Marketing
    Firewood Marketing promoted Christian Hamilton was named senior vice president, customer engagement & activation and Sam Haskin to senior vice president, client services.
  • Michael Lieberman
    Kinetic Worldwide
    Kinetic Worldwide named Michael Lieberman as chief strategy officer, North America.
  • Tiffany Egan
    DWA
    DWA named Tiffany Egan as its managing director for Australia and New Zealand.