Adland is full of big moves, so we've compiled the week's worth of promotions, hires and exits all in one place.
BWM Dentsu boosts creative department
BWM Dentsu has made two new appoints to help lead its creative department. Jon Foye has joined as head of art from a role at MJW. In his spare time Foye is also a children's picture book illustrating, and was awarded Best-Designed Children's Illustrated Book at the 2015 Australian Book Design Awards for his book “Mike I Don't Like”. Denny Handlin will be creative group head at the agency from Clemenger BBDO Sydney where he was senior copywriter.
M&C Saatchi appoints digital creative director
M&C Saatchi has promoted David 'Jacko' Jackson to digital creative director, reporting to chief creative officer Andy DiLallo. Jackson had previously been a senior art director and in his new role, will be responsible for driving integrated digital ideas across the agency. Before working at M&C Saatchi Jackson was a senior art director at VML/GPY&R Sydney.
Facebook's tech chief joins Twitter board
Facebook's ex technology chief, Bret Taylor, has joined Twitter's board. Taylor is currently the CEO of Quip, a software business he co-founded in 2012. He joins the class of directors whose term expires at next year's annual meeting. The appointment comes as Business Insider says that the social network has just six months to “clean up its act before it's too late”.
MEC strengthens trading leadership
MEC Australia has promoted Philippa Noilea-Tani and Lucie Wombwell to the joint role of Sydney trading director, filling a position left vacant when Claire Butterworth was promoted to national head of investment a year ago.
The pair are long-term MEC employees and will report to Butterworth. Noilea-Tani began her MEC career in 2005 was most recently group director of investment and activation. Wombwell, also a group director of investment and activation, first joined MEC in 2010 and returned a few years ago after a stint in London.
Atomic 212 appoints head of SEO
Atomic 212 has appointed Andrew Lowdon as its new head of SEO. Lowden joins from the UK where he led the SEO, SEM, CRO and web development for search marketing agency Epiphany.
“The Australian market presents some great opportunities for growth,” Lowden says. “There’s a big push on content, which is an essential part of any digital strategy. The SEO channel is strict and unforgiving at times, but you are only there by merit. It offers a great platform to build brands online, through strategic acquisition and retention methods.”
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