We’ve been getting tips all morning and now have confirmation that Deutsch partner/CCO Greg DiNoto is no longer with the agency. Taking over his position is Kerry Keenan, whom Deutsch is hiring away from her own agency, Half Irish, which she co-founded earlier this year after leaving the global ECD role at Y&R. Here’s a note from Deutsch on the switch:
Deutsch New York CEO Val DiFebo announced today that Kerry Keenan has been hired as CCO/Partner. “Kerry is a live wire: she is a source of inspiration, sharp and passionate about this business and has an adventurist spirit. We believe Kerry will be a strong addition to the team,” noted DiFebo. Here’s more of the note:
Keenan has built a reputation for creating innovative work that crosses and combines all mediums and connects with consumers. During her career she has specialized in creating and producing high profile branded content, including: producing Y’all vs Us: Head to Head, a docu-drama series distributed nationally by Fox Sports Net for Cellular South, staging a major mock protest for client Ikea that went viral, creating an invisible pop up store for Airwalk, and developing a series of shorts for MTV2 called Maturity is Overrated. Her work on numerous blue chip businesses have earned quite a bit of attention and hardware including: Gold Cannes Lions, D&AD Pencils, Gold Andy¹s, Gold One Show Pencils, Webby’s, AICP Best of Show and others.
“I have always admired Deutsch’s distinct and entrepreneurial culture. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Val who has been able to do what few others have keep all agency offerings under one roof, allowing one team to solve problems together and generate the best ideas together,” said Keenan. “The partners are a group of smart, fun, and super passionate people who genuinely like each other and will roll up their sleeves and push each other to make the work great. I can’t wait to be a part of it.”
“Kerry has a fresh, collaborative grass roots approach to unearthing big, high profile creative ideas,” said DiFebo. “A highly regarded and respected creative, Kerry has what it takes to create a groundswell of growth and brand building work for our clients.”
Keenan takes over the CCO position from Greg DiNoto. “Greg has been a great contributor in both tours of duty at Deutsch and we fully support and wish
him great success in his next chapter,” said DiFebo. Keenan will join the agency on September 30th.No word yet on where DiNoto’s heading, but we’ll let you know when we find out.