Carat Hires Barnes to Helm L.A.

LOS ANGELES-John Barnes has joined Carat’s office here as managing director, a new post. Barnes spent more than 13 years at Ammirati Puris Lintas, New York, where he most recently served as executive vice president and managing director, responsible for accounts such as Johnson
& Johnson, Nabisco, Labatt and JVC.
Since February, he has served as president of the marketing communications division of Chapel Hill, N.C.-based FGI.
Barnes, who grew up in Southern California, is returning to Los Angeles for personal and professional reasons.