Ad Biz | Agencies | People Cheil Welcomes New CEO By Kiran Aditham on May. 8, 2012 - 10:53 AM Well, it didn’t take long for Cheil USA to find a new CEO. Just a week after we reported that Dave Weaver called it quits at the agency, Cheil has gone ahead and hired Alex Van Gestel to take over as president/chief exec of ...
Agencies | People Bastholm Takes Top Creative Post at Cheil U.S. By Kiran Aditham on Dec. 12, 2011 - 8:49 AM After spending some time traveling this fall, former Ogilvy NY chief creative officer/North American chief digital officer Lars Bastholm has returned to the ad scene to take on the CCO post at Cheil USA. Once he officially assumes ...
Agencies | People Sawyer Taps Weaver to Lead One Agency By Kiran Aditham on May. 10, 2011 - 2:14 PM Buz Sawyer, the W+K vet who left the agency over a year ago and eventually found a gig as Cheil Worldwide’s North American CEO at the end of 2010, has hired TM Advertising alum Dave Weaver to serve as managing director of Ch ...