Cooper & Hayes Taps Burnett CD Valenti

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Last fall, Leo Burnett creative director Mike Valenti compiled a list of qualities he believed would add up to a perfect job. Among his criteria was a smaller shop in a warmer climate.

The 45-year-old art director found what he was after at independent shop Cooper & Hayes in Coral Gables, Fla., where he becomes executive creative director, the top creative post, starting April 15. He replaces Troy Hayes, who left last June to move closer to his family in Cincinnati, said CEO Ric Cooper.

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