The legal entanglements involving anonymous whistle-blower group Diet Madison Avenue, MDC Partners, CP+B and that agency’s former chief creative officer Ralph Watson moved into a new phase this week as the network and agency filed a motion to have his lawsuit against them dismissed. In short, the lawyers argue that Watson must resolve any and… ..
Tag : Leadership & Talent
This week TBWA\Chiat\Day announced the promotion of Nancy Reyes to the newly created role of president in its New York headquarters. Reyes, who joined the agency in 2016 as managing director, will continue to report to CEO Rob Schwartz while serving as primary contact across the client roster. According to the announcement, TBWA\Chiat\Day looks to… ..
Matt Rivitz never thought it would get this big. The freelance copywriter, who formerly worked for a series of agencies including Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Cutwater, started Sleeping Giants in late 2016 with a single tweet that asked finance brand SoFi why its ads appeared on Breitbart, a website funded by conservative billionaire and… ..
IPG-owned creative shop Hill Holliday has hired Scott Feyler as CFO and COO, and Julianna Akuamoah as senior vice president of diversity and talent management. Feyler hails from Arnold Worldwide where he spent more than two decades of his career, most recently serving as managing partner and CFO. Akuamoah comes from Allen & Gerritsen, where… ..
When Jasmin Rubinovitz isn’t at work, you might find her playing with mud. Rubinovitz spent her undergraduate years studying computer science and ceramic design. There, she came to an epiphany–the different disciplines balance each other out beautifully. Computer science is relatively new, exact and technical. Ceramics, an ancient, imperfect art form, reminds Rubinovitz to remain… ..
TBWA\Media Arts Lab, TBWA’s dedicated Apple agency, has hired Julian Cheevers as managing director for its Los Angeles office. In the role, Cheevers will oversee Los Angeles office operations, reporting directly to TBWA\Media Arts Lab global president Katrien De Bauw, who succeeded Erica Hoholick in that role last summer. In a statement, TBWA\Media Arts Lab… ..
Hyundai’s ad agency, Innocean, and chief creative officer Eric Springer have parted ways, several months after former content director Victoria Guenier sued the company and the CCO, alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination. A spokesperson confirmed that Springer is no longer with the agency as of today. “Innocean USA and Eric Springer jointly… ..
SapientRazorfish, the “digital transformation agency” created by the union of SapientNitro and Razorfish, went through a U.S. restructuring this week. Sources who spoke to Adweek on condition of anonymity said multiple offices were affected, with one putting the total number of layoffs at approximately 100. The same sources characterized the move as the beginning of… ..
Ogilvy terminated its longtime global creative leader Tham Khai Meng today after employees complained about unspecified violations of company policy, according to an internal memo from CEO John Seifert. In the memo, sent to all staff today, Seifert mentioned complaints “regarding the behavior of Tham Khai Meng” that came to his attention two weeks ago…. ..
Austin-based creative agency GSD&M is launching a strategy studio consisting of general marketing strategists and decision sciences specialists. Through the creation of the new model, the agency hopes to meet increased client demand for strategic leadership from creative agency partners, delivering comprehensive strategic leadership and deeper insights to clients by combining its strategic practices in… ..
