Ginsberg Joins AKQA as S.F. Managing Director

NEW YORK AKQA has hired Shane Ginsberg, the former vice president of client services at SBI.Razorfish, as a managing director.

In the newly created role, Ginsberg will oversee AKQA’s San Francisco headquarters, which has increased its staff by 30 percent to 91 people over the past nine months. The independent shop, which also has outposts in Washington, London and Singapore, has 300 total employees.

One of his primary focuses will be business development. The interactive agency, which works with clients like Nike, Visa and palmOne, said that it recently has responded to requests for information from automotive, travel and leisure, technology and retail companies.