-Former Goodby vets Rick Condos and Hunter Hindman’s new SF-based agency, Argonaut, has welcomed a handful of staffers including fellow Goodby alums Maura Menapace and Marika Wiggan, who join as account director and strategist, respectively. In addition, Argonaut hired writer Bri Hand from Google Creative Lab and art director Roseanne Overton from Anomaly.
-Philly-based Red Tettemer + Partners has decided to produce a hand-crafted LEGO portrait to welcome its newest hire, seven-year W+K vet, Jessica O’Conor (above), who joins as VP/group account director (see above).
-Former OMD LA global digital director Tamara Bousquet has joined Digitas as SVP of media in Boston.
-Don Mattrick, former head of Xbox, has succeeded Mark Pincus as CEO of Zynga. link
-Publicis Groupe-owned Rosetta added Nikki Muntz and Eileen O’Brien to its healthcare leadership team. Muntz will serve as partner/healthcare business development while O’Brien will assume the role of associate partner/paid, earned & owned media.