One day after announcing his departure from Ogilvy, Rafael Rizuto has landed at Droga5 as chief creative officer of New York and the Americas. Rizuto will lead creative from Droga5’s New York headquarters while overseeing teams across North and Latin America, starting in January. At Ogilvy, the Brazilian-born creative most recently served as chief creative ..
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Marc Pritchard, the chief brand officer at Procter & Gamble—and among the marketing industry’s most celebrated names—announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as chair of the Association of National Advertisers, or ANA, a leading industry group. Pritchard, 65, made the announcement onstage at the ANA’s annual Masters of Marketing event in Orlando, Florida. He has ..
Ogilvy has named Guillermo Vega chief creative officer for North America, the agency confirmed to ADWEEK. Vega, who since 2022 has led creative for The Coca-Cola Company across the WPP Open X network, expands his remit to oversee creative vision and output across all of Ogilvy’s capabilities and clients in its largest region. He succeeds ..
In a circle of gold-upholstered armchairs arranged in a haphazard circle in a roped-off part of the Rosen Shingle Creek golf resort in Orlando, Florida, on Monday, a group of 12 marketing leaders came together to set key growth targets and priorities for their industry in the coming year. This year, all eyes were on ..
RPA has named chief media officer Jim Helberg as its new CEO, succeeding Pete Imwalle, who has left the agency after more than three decades, the agency confirmed to ADWEEK. Imwalle spent 32 years at RPA, rising through the ranks to chief executive, a role he held during a period of continued independence for the ..
This week has been another revolving door of hires, departures, and promotions at brands, from CMO appointments to high-profile exits. We’re rounding up the U.S. and global marketing leadership moves you should know about for the week ending Oct. 10. – Bumble has promoted its svp of global marketing Neela Pal to CMO. She joined the dating app ..
Sharb Farjami, CEO of WPP Media North America, is leaving the company, according to a staff memo obtained by ADWEEK. Brian Lesser, CEO of WPP Media globally, will take on direct leadership of the North America region while the company searches for Farjami’s successor. WPP Media’s regional executive committee will report directly to Lesser during ..
Outgoing chief marketing officer (CMO) Tammy Henault has put her stamp on the National Basketball Association (NBA). Through celebrity cameos and cinematic storytelling, the marketer has helped cement the NBA’s place in culture while courting a global fan base since joining in 2022. During her tenure, Henault helped the NBA break attendance records, reaching its second-highest ..
When Measu Bellay graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in economics in 2018, she thought she might pursue a PhD. Instead, she pivoted to photography and art direction through the advertising portfolio program The One School. But when she tried to land her first full-time role at an agency, opportunities were few ..
A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday accuses Horizon Media, the largest privately owned media agency in the world, of racial and gender discrimination, perpetuating a hostile work environment, and retaliation. Charisma Deberry, who currently serves as vice president of strategic communications and engagement at Horizon, and Latraviette Smith-Wilson, who was previously chief marketing and ..
