All Together Now
Johnny Hornby’s The&Partnership, which includes CHI in the UK, launched a new content agency All Together Now late last year, headed by former NME editor Conor McNicholas. Now, just 7 months later, ATN has hired its first creative director in the form of digital whizz Dan Evans from innovation company Abundance. Evans previously worked at Buzzman and The Viral Factory on campaigns for clients including Milka and Samsung. ATN also recently hired Chris Illman, a content director on Dove at Havas Helia, as business director.
ATN has hired its first creative director in the form of digital whizz Dan Evans from innovation company Abundance
Evans, who also runs creative showcasing and community blog HelloYouCreatives.com, said: “All Together Now is an agency that believes in joined-up thinking and has harnessed the power of conversations to solve clients’ problems – creating content that drives commercial success for brands but also enhances the audience’s day. Audiences don’t see the difference now between digital and offline, they just see brands trying to talk to them. Smart brands don’t start a conversation in one place only to let it drop off in another; they deliver consistent experiences. ATN’s unique multi-disciplined resource and joined-up thinking puts it in a perfect position to create new experiences that deliver results.”
TBWA Worldwide
TBWA\London has hired Gabriela Lungu, the former UK and EMEA chief creative officer at Weber Shandwick, as a creative director. Lungu will work across TBWA\London’s roster of clients, which includes Airbnb, Lidl and Adidas. She will report to the chairman and chief creative officer, Peter Souter, and the executive creative director, Jeremy Carr. Lungu joins the creative directors Walter Campbell, Sean Doyle, Marcus Iles and Jason Fletcher at the agency. Before starting at Weber Shandwick in March 2013, Lungu was the managing partner and creative director at The Practice, a creative PR consultancy bought by Publicis Groupe in 2013.
TBWA\London has hired Gabriela Lungu as a creative director
Souter said: “Gabriela is a creative superstar who will inject fresh perspective into our disruptive thinking. Her enthusiasm for exceptional creativity makes her a wonderful addition to our team.” Lungu, who has recently worked for agencies as a freelancer and started at TBWA\London formally this week, added: “I’m delighted to now officially become a disruption catalyst and work with incredible, like-minded people every day.”
Cheil Worldwide
Cheil Worldwide has announced the appointment of Aaron Lau as President of International. Lau has served as the President & CEO of Cheil Greater China since 2012 and has grown the China operations into a 1,400 staff organisation and the country’s 6th largest agency based on annual revenues (R3 China 2014 annual report). He will retain his role as President & CEO of Cheil Greater China in addition to being President of International, Cheil Worldwide. As President of International, Lau will lead the global networks specifically to enhance the agency’s reputation and to grow the existing portfolio of clients. He will lead the Cheil Global Network Team based in UK and also work with Cheil regional heads in overseas networks to further develop global and regional clients.
Cheil Worldwide has announced the appointment of Aaron Lau as President of Internationa
Before joining Cheil, Lau was Chairman & CEO of Bravo Asia for 3 years and worked at DDB for 16 years leaving as Chairman & President, Asia. He is a recognised leader in the marketing/communications industry. He has served on a number of advisory boards including the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, HK-China Business Council and the Shanghai Xu Hui District Mayor’s International Advisory Board, etc. He is also a member of the YPO and WPO chapters in Hong Kong, having served as the Education Chair of WPO Hong Kong.
FCB Brazil
After three years with FCB Brazil’s creative department, Joanna Monteiro has just been promoted to the position of CCO at the agency. She came to FCB in 2012 when Pedro Cruz, the agency’s COO, invited her to join the company as creative executive director. Soon thereafter, she invited Max Geraldo to join her in the leadership of the department. Geraldo, as creative VP, remains the new CCO’s partner and right-hand man. Monteiro began her career as a copywriter at Ogilvy. She has won, together with Geraldo, numerous Cannes Lion, and was elected the most creative woman in the world by U.S. electronic magazine Business Insider in 2014.
Joanna Monteiro has been promoted to the position of CCO at FCB Brazil
Aurélio Lopes, president of FCB Brazil, said: “In addition to creative excellence, Joanna is a very talented manager. We saw in her the perfect person to occupy this position. It’s the natural result of the work she has been delivering since she arrived.” Cruz, added: “Joanna is the right fit for FCB’s challenges. Leading the creative department at a truly integrated agency requires a special talent. When I think about someone who understands the specifics of a project and can take FCB to another creative level, Joanna’s is the first name that comes to mind.”
CP+B
CP+B has announced Eric Zuncic as chief strategy officer. In his new role, Zuncic will lead the Consumer, Culture and Business Strategy Practice, develop the North American planning toolkit, define new ways to identify insights and articulate creative strategies, and provide vision and direction to further energise and evolve CP+B’s strategy discipline. Based in Boulder, and working with all three U.S. offices in Miami, Boulder and Los Angeles, Zuncic will be a part of the overall leadership team and will work in partnership with Jason De Turris, Chief Strategy Officer, International, who relocated to Hong Kong early this year to oversee global strategy on accounts such as Infiniti, and to open CP+B’s Hong Kong office. Zuncic joins CP+B from Mekanism, where he was the Head of Strategy, responsible for growing the research, strategy, planning, innovation and analytics capabilities, leading new business and setting the corporate growth vision.
CP+B has announced Eric Zuncic as chief strategy officer
Lori Senecal, global CEO of CP+B, said: “What initially drew us to Eric is his unique, modern approach to strategy that he’s cultivated through a breadth of experience, ranging from a deep understanding and expertise in data and analytics, to lead strategy roles on both the client and agency side. This depth and versatility allow him to think boldly and inventively across business strategy, brand strategy and communications strategy to identify the highest impact opportunities for our clients.” Zuncic added: “I am thrilled to be working with Lori, Andrew, Jason, Ralph, Kevin and the entire CP+B team on this mission, and excited to be a part of the agency that reinvented the way modern brands behave.”
DDB Group Hong Kong
DDB Group Hong Kong has announced the appointment of creative directors Wilson Ang and Timothy Li, group creative director Poon Yiu Tong (O’Poon), group account directors Debby Lai and Justin Foo, and senior planner Adrian T’so. The new hires mark the agency’s commitment to continue offering new and existing clients holistic, integrated solutions, and growing their teams accordingly.
DDB Group Hong Kong has announced a brace of exciting new hires
Irene Tsui, general manager at DDB Group Hong Kong, said: “Our focus is on hiring talent with both the mindset and skill set to create and deliver integrated solutions. We have recently been named Integrated Agency of the Year at the 2015 Marketing Magazine Awards, and we plan to continue building on this heritage. We are very excited to welcome O’Poon, Wilson, Timothy, Justin, Debbie and Adrian on board, and confident they will help grow our integrated solutions offering to the finest in Hong Kong.”
LOLA
LOLA, the strategic and creative hub of the Mullen Lowe Group in Spain, has announced the appointment of Caio Del Manto as chief strategy officer. Del Manto will be based in Madrid, leading the strategy teams at LOLA Madrid, Barcelona and Lisbon, and will be part of the LOLA Management Team. LOLA is the global lead agency for Unilever’s Magnum and Cornetto brands, SEAT Automobiles International and Mattel Europe brands including Scrabble, Barbie and Hot Wheels, and Del Manto will be leading the international planning teams on these accounts. Previously, Del Manto was Head of International Strategy at Fallon London where he was responsible for Nokia, ADCB, Cadbury and international new business. He joins LOLA from his most recent role at Mondelez International where he was Global Director of Brand Strategy for the drinks category and Director of Brand Strategy for Latin America.
LOLA has announced the appointment of Caio Del Manto as chief strategy officer
LOLA CEO Miguel Simoes, said: “Caio has the international credentials and expertise in integrated marketing that are pivotal to a role like this. He understands brand strategy on a global level which has always been key to our success in growing the business for our clients.” Del Manto added: “LOLA is an agency that leads the consolidation of international brands from Spain and Portugal and generates a global reputation that is difficult to find in Europe. I am positive that the extraordinary existing talent, together with my experience in international agencies and more recently on the client side, will elevate LOLA to be even more competitive on a global scale.”
VCCP Kin
VCCP Kin have taken on David McNamara as their new head of planning. David joins VCCP Kin from iris, where he was digital strategy director, working with clients such as Barclaycard, Mini and Adidas and helping to shape the agency’s digital, content and social strategy services. David will report into Ruth Barton, MD of VCCP Kin. Prior to iris, David played a key role in building Jam from start-up to one of the industry’s brightest digital creative agencies. Alongside the recent appointments of Creative Director Chris Lawson, and Editorial Director Nicky Palamarczuk, the hiring of David completes VCCP Kin’s management line-up, and takes its headcount to 70 full-time content and social marketing practitioners.
VCCP Kin have taken on David McNamara as their new head of planning
Ruth Barton, managing director of VCCP Kin, said: “We are delighted to welcome David to VCCP Kin. His unique experience within publishing, social and integrated shops complements and adds to our management line-up. David will lead our content strategy team of 10 that sits alongside our editorial and creative departments, as well as driving forward our product and positioning.” David added: “Every agency talks content, but VCCP Kin live and breathe it. I want to build on their vision of how branded content can fuel culture and be transformative for businesses. I'm dead excited to be joining a partnership that gets genuine integration and how 21st century content craft can deliver real results for brands in a digital age.”
AnalogFolk
AnalogFolk has hired Ete Davies in the newly created position of head of delivery. Davies has joined AnalogFolk from AKQA, where he held the same position, responsible for executive delivery direction across a range of AKQA’s clients for its offices in London, Tokyo, Shanghai and Portland. As a result of his experience, he is a specialist in high-end digital platforms, technology and innovative digital products. Based in the London office, Davies will report to the Managing Director, Matt Law, and will be responsible for bolstering the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of work across the business.
AnalogFolk has hired Ete Davies in the newly created position of head of delivery
Matt Law, managing director at AnalogFolk London, said: “Ete's skills and attitude perfectly match our philosophy and ambition. Our continued growth means we are further developing our delivery capabilities for blue chip organisations across platforms, products, content and spaces.” Davis added: “I was instantly attracted to AnalogFolk’s vision and the incredible passion of the leadership team; the increasing success of the London office and wider network growth, are clear demonstrations of this vision, as well as AnalogFolk’s future potential.”
Spike DDB
Spike DDB announced Victor Paredes as managing director this week. Paredes will lead the agency in partnership with Dabo Ché, SVP, Executive Creative Director. Paredes’ role will also include spearheading new business and overseeing clients including Cadillac and Chevrolet. He will report to Spike Lee, CEO and chief creative officer. Prior to joining Spike DDB, Paredes served as SVP, Strategic Business Development at LatinWorks (Austin) where he was responsible for leading and sourcing organic and new business growth. Earlier at LatinWorks, he was Vice President and responsible for overseeing blue chip brands including Jamba Juice, Kimberly-Clarke, Lowe's Home Improvement, Marshall's and PepsiCo.
Spike DDB announced Victor Paredes as managing director this week
Lee said: “Victor is a multicultural visionary in the marketing space and brings with him inspiring strategic insights as well as expertise in activating across platforms. I have no doubt he is going to be an invaluable addition to our team.” Paredes added: “I am excited to be joining a team that continues to build a strong reputation for creating culturally aware brand campaigns. I look forward to continuing my passion for brand building and making diversity a leading force with Spike DDB.”
