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Yahoo! Appoints Television Veteran Dawn Airey as SVP of EMEA Business
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London: Yahoo! today announced that it has appointed Dawn Airey as senior vice president of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operation. Airey will report to COO Henrique de Castro.
Beginning November 1, Christophe Parcot, who has served as Yahoo!’s interim lead of EMEA, will take on a new role with Yahoo! focused...
Bloomberg LP Names Justin B. Smith CEO of Bloomberg Media Group
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New York: Bloomberg LP announced today that Justin B. Smith will serve as chief executive officer of Bloomberg Media Group, which comprises Bloomberg’s television, radio, magazine, conferences and digital businesses globally. Smith will join Bloomberg LP on September 16, reporting to CEO and President Daniel L. Doctoroff. Andrew Lack,...
Chris Martin Joins GroupM Agency From OMG
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New York :Chris Martin, a media agency executive with extensive experience in strategic marketing, communications and business development, today was named Director of Business Development and Marketing for Maxus North America, a new position.
The announcement was made by Maxus North America CEO Louis Jones, who said Martin will report to...
Wunderman London hires SapientNitro creative team
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Wunderman London has recruited forward-thinking creative partners OddbjornStensrud and KoushaForshami to its pool of creative talent.
Described by WundermanChief Creative Officer Matt Batten as, “a creative team like no other,” the respectively Norwegian/Swedish, copywriter/art director duo are part of the new creative breed with technology...
Paul Royall appointed new Editor of BBC News at Six and Ten
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Paul Royall has today been announced as the new Editor of the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten on BBC One.
Paul has been the Deputy Editor of the News at Six and Ten for the past four years and has played a leading role in all the major stories during that time – including the 2010 General Election, the many twists and turns of the Arab...
Agency Pro Colin Kinsella Named Mindshare North America CEO
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New York : Mindshare, the award-winning global media agency network that is part of GroupM, today named Colin Kinsella as its new Chief Executive Officer for North America.
The announcement was made by Mindshare Global CEO Nick Emery, who added that Kinsella’s appointment is effective July 15.
“Our challenge as a business is to realize...
Joule names Daniel Rosen global CEO
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New York : Joule, a global leader in mobile marketing services, today named Daniel Rosen as the company’s new Global CEO in a realignment of senior management that included the appointment of new leaders in New York and Los Angeles.
The announcement was made by Rupert Day, CEO of Joule parent company tenthavenue, a WPP media network dedicated...
Cannes Lions names Youtube’s Salar Kamangar as Media Person of the Year 2013
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The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the world’s largest and most prestigious annual awards and celebration of creative excellence in advertising and communications. Every year, the Festival organisers present The Media Person of the Year Award to a prominent personality who is an influential figure in the development...
Havas Worldwide London hires Proximity’s Justin Vir as Head of Digital
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Havas Worldwide London has appointed Proximity’s Justin Vir as head of digital
Vir, who has been creative services and operations director at Proximity for the past four years, will lead Havas Worldwide London’s digital capability and operations across all the agency’s projects and clients.
In this newly created senior role, he reports...
World Economic Forum names Kim Slicklein as 2013 Young Global Leader
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New York: The World Economic Forum has named Kim Slicklein, President of OgilvyEarth, the integrated global sustainability communications practice of advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather, a Young Global Leader for the Class of 2013.
Kim Slicklein is one of 199 honorees selected for this year’s class. She joins the more than 1,000 active...