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There’s plenty to celebrate this weekend after dozens of new hires and promotions took place this week at agencies around the world.
62Above
62Above welcomed Stephanie Giner as public relations account supervisor. Giner brings experience from previous roles as communications director for United Way and assistant director of public relations for Fontainebleau Miami Beach.
Acceleration Partners
Acceleration Partners welcomed Florian Jetzlsperger in the newly created role of German market lead. Jetzlsperger will work to bolster the agency’s presence in Germany to meet the fast-growing demand for integrated partnership marketing programs.
AKQA
AKQA promoted Roman Ptakowski to managing director for North America. The promotion comes after nearly five years of Ptakowski serving as managing director at AKQA Atlanta.
Basic/Dept
Basic/Dept promoted Steve Denekas to chief creative officer. In this role, Denekas will drive creativity for clients and foster a creative culture across the agency.
Clinch
Clinch made a series of new hires to support its 2023 business growth. Jon Cooke joined as vp sales, east coast; Mark Pavia joined as vp of account management; Darly Gordon joined as director of sales, U.K.; Adriano Trevino joined as director of sales, LATAM; Bianca Kim joined as senior director of sales, West Coast; and Matt Avery joined as director of sales, Midwest.
CourtAvenue
CourtAvenue welcomed David Dettmer as its new chief technology officer. Dettmer will empower clients with growth opportunities, lead product development and provide expertise in technical capabilities.
Digitalzone
Digitalzone welcomed three new members to its leadership team. Eboni Ryan joined as head of global marketing, Paul Noonan as vice president of U.S. sales and Victoria Tinsdale as senior director of EMEA sales.
Fraser Communications
Fraser Communications named Dr. Paul Simon as its senior science adviser. Simon will guide outreach strategy and help the agency develop communications efforts with health-related clients.
Gravity Global
Gravity Global hired Stephen Cheliotis as its global brand insights director. In this role, Cheliotis will advance the agency’s growth framework for clients, titled F.A.B. (Fame, Admiration, Belief).
Innocean USA
Innocean USA named Tony Kalathara as its group creative director. Coming from his previous role as creative director at Meta, Kalathara brings experience working on winning campaigns like “Google Home of the Whopper” and “Burning Stores” from Burger King.
Invisible Universe
Invisible Universe just welcomed Dan’l Hewitt and Joey Boukadakis to its board of directors. The two will utilize their industry knowledge and experience to offer expertise across the digital entertainment landscape.