DDB Chicago Fills Its Top Creative Slot

John Maxham comes from Cole & Weber United in Seattle

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DDB, three weeks after filling its top creative role on McDonald's in the U.S., has found a new chief creative officer for its Chicago office.

John Maxham, who most recently was an executive creative director and managing partner at Cole & Weber United in Seattle, fills a vacancy left by the August exit of Ewan Paterson. Paterson led the creative department for more than three years.

Maxham, who spent four years at Cole & Weber, will partner with Chicago CEO Paul Gunning.

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