BETC
BETC announces the promotion of Anne-Laure Brunner and Guillaume Espinet, to vice presidents of the agency. Brunner and Espinet have both played a key role in BETC’s development, especially while leading international clients. Brunner, already in charge of Disneyland Paris and La Roche-Posay, takes over the Danone International account, while Espinet is in charge of the Saudi Tourism, Michelin and Riyadh Air accounts.
Billups
Billups, an independent out-of-home managed services agency, has appointed Claudia Valderrama as global chief operating officer, and Ben Milne as chief executive officer for the Asia-Pacific region. Both are new roles and are part of a significant company expansion that has included the launch of new OOH measurement capabilities based on patented technology, the acquisition of four OOH agencies worldwide in the past year, and 123% revenue growth over the past three years.
Bob’s Your Uncle
James Kang has joined Toronto-based independent agency Bob’s Your Uncle as head of business development. Kang brings a wealth of client-side experience, combined with a deep knowledge of how to help brands grow rapidly and strategically win business.
Bond
Bond has appointed new members to its executive team. Aaron Worsham joins as chief technology officer, Mike Valeriati joins as chief financial officer and Jeff Tate has been named vice president of marketing. These strategic hires reflect Bond’s continuous global growth and its plans for further expansion.
Gravity Global
Full-service agency Gravity Global has hired Neil Domanovic as director of analytics and Josephine Son as group account director. Domanovic will lead the analytics arm for Gravity Global, guiding the strategy, development, and execution of the agency’s data infrastructure, including modeling and insights. Son will oversee account management for a number of clients including MidFirst Bank and BlueScope.
Fela
Production house Fela welcomed photographer Ro.lexx to its roster of artists in the U.S. and Canada. This marks a moment of creative evolution for Fela as it broadens the scope of its representation from commercial and film directors to still photographers.
LSG
LSG, an impact agency that helps clients grow, evolve, and protect their brands and reputations, has added Jackeline Stewart-Hawkins as partner. She will spearhead the firm’s new culture + society practice, where she will work with clients across industries to help tackle their business, reputational, and societal challenges.
McCann Worldgroup
McCann Worldgroup has made two key promotions designed to further strengthen its global businesses hubbed out of Detroit. Grant Theron, formerly the global lead for the GM business, has been appointedglobal CEOofMRM, the customer relationship marketing (CRM) brand of the McCann Worldgroup network. Taking over Theron’s responsibilities on GM will be Belinda Leworthy,whohas been elevated to a dual role ofglobal business lead for GM and president, McCann Worldgroup Detroit.
Mechanica
Mechanica has appointed Wade Devers as design director. In his new role, Devers will oversee design and art direction for all of the agency’s clients. He previously spent over 19 years at Arnold Worldwide, where he was executive creative director/managing partner.
Oliver
Oliver, a company made exclusively to design, build, and run in-house agencies and ecosystems for brands, has appointed Ed Lee as executive client partnership director.The former Rapp managing director will join Oliver’s senior leadership team to elevate its client services operation across the U.K.