New leaders are beginning and expanding their journeys at agencies around the world this week.
62Above
Karyn Phillips joined 62Above’s expanding account management team as an account supervisor. Phillips brings over 20 years of experience with companies including TPC Summerlin and R&R Partners.
Adform
In the midst of a period of growth, Adform made two new leadership hires. Annabelle Dudman joined as svp commercial excellence and Paul Confrey joined as vp global agency partnerships.
Ambassadors
Ambassadors brought on Stijn Waterman as its new creative VFX supervisor and director. Waterman has over 15 years of production and post-production experience, and will now oversee visual effects and creative direction for upcoming projects.
Astound Commerce
Jerry Collazo joined Astound Commerce as its new CFO. Collazo brings almost 25 years of experience as a CFO globally and across industries.
Basic/Dept
Basic/Dept hired three new senior hires across its branding and digital design departments. Joseph Mango joined as technical director, Cesley Musngi as senior director and Marcella Winograd as designer.
Elephant
Elephant brought on Chris Hayes as vice president of product design. Formerly at Tonal, Nike and R/GA, Hayes will lead the agency’s product design team across visual and user experience design.
Finn Partners
Finn Partners hired sports communications Madelyn Flax to its consumer lifestyle and sports group. Flax will bolster the team’s expertise in women’s sports marketing.
Fusion92
Fusion92 welcomed Lisa Fasana as evp, client services. Fasan will oversee the firm’s client services team and client engagement across the agency’s portfolio.
Gen3 Marketing
Gen3 Marketing brought on Kerry Curran as its new chief growth officer. Previously at GroupM, Curran will lead the agency into its next phase of expansion.
Great Bowery
Great Bowery brought on two marketing veterans to superdrive its growth and web3 initiatives. Beca Alexander joined as chief growth officer and Marc Duron joined as head of innovation.
Hogarth Worldwide
Matthew Bristowe joined Hogarth Worldwide as global director of visual effects. Bristowe will lead the agency’s team of 2D/3D CGI producers, artists and technologists to deliver top tier content to clients.
Imagination
Imagination made new leadership appointments to its team in the U.S. Sascha Uzzell joined as managing director of Imagination New York and Houston. Jiri Bures joined as executive creative director of Imagination New York and Houston.
Logan Industry
Logan Industry signed Sebastien Grousset for U.S. commercial representation. Grousset has directed high-profile campaigns for companies like Mercedes, BMW and Coca-Cola.
Jellyfish
Michael Walsh Kirwan joined Jellyfish’s New York office as vice president of creative. Walsh Kirwan will begin by growing the agency’s creative offering in the U.S.
M&C Saatchi
M&C Saatchi London appointed Rachel “Chops” Amess as head of integrated production. Amess will work to elevate the quality of the agency’s creative output across channels.
Mindshare
Mindshare appointed industry leader Patricia Marange as its new executive director, L.A. office lead. Marange brings 18 years of industry experience in media, marketing and sales.
My Code
Multicultural media company My Code made two new hires. Alexandra Kennedy joined as evp of commercial strategy and Aaron Braxton joined as general manager of research.
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop elected Gaby Sulzberger as its new chair of its board of trustees. Sulzberger has vast industry experience in social impact investing, currently serves as a senior advisor at Two Sigma and Centerbridge Partners.
The Weber Shandwick Collective
The Weber Shandwick Collective appointed two new leaders to its North American team. Adam Wall was named chief integrated operations officer and Jodi Phillips was named evp, head of analytics and intelligence.
Unicorns & Unicorns
Unicorns & Unicorns signed director Jake Honig, making it his first ever production home. Honig has worked in film, commercial and television directing, with features on HBO Max, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, New York Magazine and Paper Mag.
Zeal
John Treacy joined Zeal as executive creative director. In this role, Treacy will support the agency’s mission of becoming the world’s most recommended agency and support client work for clients like Nestlé, Kellogg’s, Carlsberg and Lucozade.