Haan Makes First Hire as BBDO Proximity Minneapolis ECD

While we’re on the Minneapolis tip, we’ve received confirmation that Tim Brunelle, who’s spent the last year on the freelance circuit in the Twin Cities, has joined up with BBDO Proximity Minneapolis this week to serve as creative director on digital across all the agency’s accounts. This marks the first hire by Noel Haan, who took over for Brian Kroening as ECD at BBDO Proximity MN in October. As for Brunelle, prior to his time spent freelancing, the creative led his own agency, Hello Viking, held the head of interactive position at Carmichael Lynch and spent several years as a CD at Arnold, Volkswagen among other accounts in the early aughts. Along the way, Brunelle has picked One Show Interactive Best of show, Gold Pencils, a Grand Clio, Cannes Grand Prix and Grand Andy (for work on VW/”Drivers Wanted”).