DMB&B L.A. Recruits Balagia

Veteran creative Terry Balagia is leaving his post at Saatchi & Saatchi in Toronto to assume head creative duties at D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles’ Los Angeles office.
Balagia, who headed Saatchi’s creative operations throughout Canada for the past year as executive vice president/executive creative director, will join DMB&B here Feb. 1. He replaces executive creative director John Armistead, who left the shop last week to pursue other interests.
“The DMB&B network really operates as a network,” said Balagia, who will report to Diane Krouse, DMB&B Los Angeles’ executive vice president, managing director.