NBA chief marketing officer Tammy Henault is leaving after three years in the role. She will depart at the end of September. Henault joined the NBA in 2022 to lead global marketing for the league and its affiliates. Her goal was to “further the organization’s mission to inspire and connect people everywhere through the power ..
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Scope3 laid off a portion of its staff last week as part of a shift into so-called agentic advertising offerings, ADWEEK has learned. A company spokesperson confirmed the cuts, but declined to provide the number of affected staff. The company had more than 100 staffers worldwide as of last December, according to a blog post ..
One week on the job and CEO Cindy Rose is already making big moves at WPP. On Friday (Sept. 5), the holding company announced that Ogilvy global CEO Devika Bulchandani will take on the role of chief operating officer (COO) at WPP, filling a position left vacant last week by longtime company veteran Andrew Scott. ..
The news publisher Semafor is doubling down on live journalism, unveiling four senior hires on Wednesday as part of a broader bid to build out its events business, expand globally, and challenge the primacy of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Since its launch two years ago, the startup newsroom has incorporated events prominently ..
Welcome back to Big Ideas, ADWEEK’s series in which we talk to the industry’s top creative minds. This installment features John McKelvey, founder and chief creative officer of indie agency Mirimar. ADWEEK’s 2024 Breakthrough Agency of the Year is behind work including Rocket Companies’ 2025 Super Bowl ad and the global campaign for Beats Pill’s ..
Steve Hayden, the visionary advertising executive behind some of the most influential campaigns of the modern era, died on Aug. 27 at the age of 78. Hayden began his career as a copywriter at General Motors in Detroit. His career took off at Chiat/Day in the 1980s, where he partnered with Lee Clow and Brent ..
Taz Patel, head of advertising and shopping at the AI search startup Perplexity, has left the company after nine months, the startup confirmed to ADWEEK. Patel joined Perplexity in December 2024, and was tasked with building out the 3-year-old startup’s fledgling ads business. He was previously chief revenue officer and co-founder of the influencer-marketing firm ..
More changes are afoot at WPP, as chief operating officer and board member Andrew Scott announced on Friday (Aug. 29) he will retire at the end of the year. Scott had been WPP’s COO since 2018, overseeing its operational structure and leading acquisitions. He joined the company in 1999 as a director of corporate development ..
Havas Media Network has appointed Andrea Isaac as managing partner and Alessia Grosso as head of strategy and product for Havas Play North America, the division that helps brands connect with fans through gaming, creators, sports, music, and live experiences. The newly created roles make Isaac and Grosso the first executives to lead Havas Play ..
Rising the ranks: ABC News has promoted Katie den Daas from vice president to senior vice president of global newsgathering. In this role, she will be responsible for overseeing multiple teams that gather, produce, and distribute content to be utilized daily across ABC News’ platforms, owned stations, and affiliates. Den Daas will also lead the ..
