Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry
Julie Atherton joined the New York office of SapientNitro as vice president for strategy. She succeeds Steve Zaroff, who is now the chief strategy officer at McCann Erickson New York. Ms. Atherton had been a global digital director on Team Colgate, the WPP unit that is devoted to the Colgate-Palmolive account. McCann Erickson New York is part of the McCann Erickson Worldwide division of the McCann Worldgroup, which is owned by the Interpublic Group of Companies.
Mike Bender joined the New York office of CraveOnline, part of Evolve Media, as senior vice president for sales. He succeeds Drew Berkowitz, who joined Vistar Media, handling strategic sales and marketing partnerships. Mr. Bender had been vice president for East Coast sales at Spin Media, formerly Buzz Media.
Blade PR, Boston and New York, was opened by Victoria Brody, who had been director for communications at the Bravo cable channel that is part of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast.
Constant Contact, Waltham, Mass., which offers online marketing services, selected Mediahub, Boston, part of the Mullen division of the Interpublic Group of Companies, as its media agency of record, to handle media planning and buying. Spending was not disclosed. The assignment had previously been handled by NorBella, Boston.
Carolyn Contois joined Entrinsic, Toronto, in a new post, executive director for client services. She had been vice president and director for integrated solutions at the Toronto office of DDB Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group.
Jim Delaney, chief operating officer at Marketwired, Toronto, was promoted to chief executive. He succeeds Michael Nowlan, who served as chief executive for 14 years and is to remain on the company’s board.
Michelle Dickens and Neil Saunders joined GSD&M, Austin, Tex., part of the Omnicom Group, in new posts, as vice presidents and planning directors. Ms. Dickens, who will led the agency’s strategic efforts on the Walgreens account, had been a partner and planning director at Ogilvy West, part of the Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide unit of WPP. Mr. Saunders, who will lead planning for the John Deere and Goodyear accounts as well as for new business and special assignments, had most recently worked as a freelance planner at many agencies.
Sabrina Galati and Kathryn Redekop joined the San Francisco office of Gyro in new posts. Ms. Galati becomes vice president and media director; she had most recently been media director at Moxie, Atlanta, part of the Publicis Groupe. Ms. Redekop becomes vice president for agency operations; she had most recently been vice president and group director for project management at the San Francisco office of Digitas, also part of Publicis.
John Gilles joined the San Francisco office of Code and Theory in a new post, director for new media. He had most recently been managing director at A Different Engine, San Francisco.
HHGregg, Indianapolis, chose two agencies owned by the Publicis Groupe to handle its creative and media accounts, which had both been handled by Zimmerman Advertising, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., part of the Omnicom Group. Spending was estimated at more than $100 million. Leo Burnett, Chicago, will handle the creative duties and Spark SMG, Chicago, part of the Starcom MediaVest Group division of Publicis, will handle the media duties.
John Henderson joined Answers, St. Louis, in a new post, senior vice president for sales. He had most recently been vice president for sales at TripAdvisor.
Horn, New York, hired two employees. They are Eric Kim, art director, and Brooke Murphy, vice president and creative director.
Eric Mower & Associates, Syracuse, hired three employees. They are Lindsey Ferrara, project manager; Kori Pensabene, media planner and buyer; and Kelly Russell, account supervisor.
Mark C. Newcomer joined Digitaria, San Diego, part of the JWT unit of WPP, as senior vice president for strategy. He succeeds Dan Jurek, who left, the agency said. Mr. Newcomer had been a digital strategy architect in the Boston office of Accenture.
Nancy Roth joined Marc USA as senior vice president and media director. She succeeds Dan Albert, who retired, the agency said. Ms. Roth had been senior vice president and media director at Spark SMG, Chicago, part of the Starcom MediaVest Group unit of the Publicis Groupe.
Khan Smith joined Vibrant Media, New York, in a new post, senior vice president for product. He had been vice president for product management and marketing at Akamai Technologies.
Mike Stocker and Robin Chrumka, senior vice presidents and group creative directors at McCann Detroit â€" the Birmingham, Mich., office of McCann Erickson Worldwide, part of the McCann Worldgroup division of the Interpublic Group of Companies â€" were promoted to executive vice presidents and co-executive creative directors. They assume duties from Matt Canzano, who has taken two posts: global executive creative director at Commonwealth â€" the agency operated by McCann Erickson that is devoted to the worldwide Chevrolet creative account â€" and chief creative officer at MRM Detroit, part of the MRM Worldwide division of the McCann Worldgroup.
Kim Tan joined Real Simple magazine, New York, part of the Time Inc. division of Time Warner, as vice president for marketing. She succeeds Sarah Kate Ellis, who left, the magazine said. Ms. Tan had been executive director for creative services at GQ magazine, New York, part of the Condé Nast unit of Advance Publications.
Julie Thompson, vice president and co-director for local broadcast at Doner, Southfield, Mich., part of MDC Partners, was promoted to a new post, senior vice president and director for local broadcast.
Sascha Uzzell joined Campfire, New York, in a new post, director for accounts. She had been vice president and senior director at Safari Sundays, New York.
