Well, that didn’t long, either. Just a week after we reported that Juan Carlos Pagan had turned in his notice at DDB New York, where he spent the last two-and-a-half years as head of design, we’ve received word that the creative has moved over from Omnicom to IPG. Pagan has now joined up with the latter holding company’s agency, Deutsch NY, to serve in the newly created role of, yes, design director. From what we’ve been told, Pagan, who also spent time at the likes of what was G2 during his career, will assume his new role at Deutsch’s Big Apple hub next Monday, March 3.
Deutsch NY CCO and Pagan’s new boss, Kerry Keenan, says about the hiring, “I worked with Juan Carlos last year. He will be a great leader as we grow our design offering. His passion and talent for design are evident in every project he touches.”