Arnold Names Brown CD for L.A.

BOSTON James Brown pushes “any excuse” to buy a new car from Volkswagen of America’s Southern California dealerships in his first assignment as associate cd of Arnold’s Los Angeles office.

Brown, 42, oversaw the Havas agency’s print, radio and outdoor campaign, themed, “Any excuse will do,” for the dealers group. The effort broke last week and retains VW’s long-standing brand tag “Drivers wanted.”

Brown spent the past year working as a freelance copywriter for Boston-based Arnold before taking the acd post, a new position.