We were wondering why John Patroulis (right) was left off the current leadership roster at agencytwofifteen when we just posted about the SF shop’s rebranding. Turns out the former 215 co-ECD/partner had another, possibly bigger gig in mind, that being taking on the chief creative officer role at BBH New York.
With Patroulis on board, BBH NY officially ends its seemingly infinite search for someone to replace Kevin Roddy, who resigned from his CCO post last September and headed the other way to take over at Publicis & Hal Riney last month. Patroulis, who had stints at TBWA\Chiat\Day and was a GCD at Fallon during his career, will have a deputy CCO by his side at BBH, namely Calle Sjoenell, who is being promoted from ECD.
BBH New York CEO Greg Andersen does the usual gushing in a statement, saying, “John represents everything we were looking for in our creative leadership. He has incredibly progressive views on building modern brands and the modern agency, coupled with a diligent care for the craft that separates good work from great work. I’m honored to have John come onboard at BBH New York as my partner, not just because of his work but because he is such a high character guy.”