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  • JWT CEO Gustavo Martinez steps down, Tamara Ingram to replace him

    JWT CEO Gustavo Martinez steps down, Tamara Ingram to replace him

    MUMBAI: WPP has released an official notice announcing that  JWT CEO and chairman Gustavo Martinez, who recently made headlines for being accused of “an unending stream of racist and sexist comments”, has stepped down from his role, and will be replaced by Tamara Ingram who is currently the chief client team officer at WPP.She will step into Martizen’s shoes as the CEO of the company.

    The company statement read: “By mutual agreement, Martinez has resigned in the best interest of the J. Walter Thompson Co. George Rogers succeeds Ingram as WPP’s Chief Client Team Officer with immediate effect, in addition to his current duties as WPP’s Global Business Development Director.”

    Tamara Ingram has led the P&G business at WPP since joining the company in 2004; she was previously group CEO of McCann Worldgroup, and her promotion to chief client team officer in 2015 made her one of the most powerful women in advertising.

    According to the WPP statement, she will be replaced in that position immediately by global business development director George Rogers, who will occupy both roles.

    The move comes a week after Erin Johnson, chief communications officer at JWT, filed a detailed 28-page lawsuit in New York on March 10 claiming, among other things, that Martinez made multiple “racist and sexist slurs.” The suit details numerous incidents, and names other senior executives at the agency that allegedly witnessed the claims or were told by Ms. Johnson that they happened.

  • JWT CEO Gustavo Martinez steps down, Tamara Ingram to replace him

    JWT CEO Gustavo Martinez steps down, Tamara Ingram to replace him

    MUMBAI: WPP has released an official notice announcing that  JWT CEO and chairman Gustavo Martinez, who recently made headlines for being accused of “an unending stream of racist and sexist comments”, has stepped down from his role, and will be replaced by Tamara Ingram who is currently the chief client team officer at WPP.She will step into Martizen’s shoes as the CEO of the company.

    The company statement read: “By mutual agreement, Martinez has resigned in the best interest of the J. Walter Thompson Co. George Rogers succeeds Ingram as WPP’s Chief Client Team Officer with immediate effect, in addition to his current duties as WPP’s Global Business Development Director.”

    Tamara Ingram has led the P&G business at WPP since joining the company in 2004; she was previously group CEO of McCann Worldgroup, and her promotion to chief client team officer in 2015 made her one of the most powerful women in advertising.

    According to the WPP statement, she will be replaced in that position immediately by global business development director George Rogers, who will occupy both roles.

    The move comes a week after Erin Johnson, chief communications officer at JWT, filed a detailed 28-page lawsuit in New York on March 10 claiming, among other things, that Martinez made multiple “racist and sexist slurs.” The suit details numerous incidents, and names other senior executives at the agency that allegedly witnessed the claims or were told by Ms. Johnson that they happened.

  • McCann Worldgroup’s Ben Lilley talks about creativity at Adfest 2016

    McCann Worldgroup’s Ben Lilley talks about creativity at Adfest 2016

    MUMBAI: ADFEST is pleased to announce that Ben Lilley, Chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup Australia, is joining the line-up at ADFEST 2016.

    Lilley presides over one of the region’s most awarded agencies, McCann Australia – the agency behind the multi-award winning ‘Dumb Ways to Die’ campaign of 2012. At ADFEST this year, he will present a session titled: ‘Is the Creative Team Dead? Or has it just been hipsterized?’
    “Technology has disrupted everything, including now, it seems, the creative team. Or has it? Just as there’s ‘no I in team’, there’s no ‘I’ in technology either. Agency teams remain as vital as ever to developing original, compelling and effective ideas,” says Lilley.

    So has the creative team really changed? This session will examine what exactly a successful agency team should look like these days.

    Lilley started out as a creative with some of Australia’s most respected agencies, including George Patterson, McCann and DDB, before launching his own agency SMART in 2000.
    Described by AdNews as “one of the best known independent advertising success stories in Australia”, SMART was recognised in theAdNews and B&T Agency of the Year, Employer of the Year, Cannes Lions, Effies, Clios, New York Festivals, BRW Fast100 and numerous other global award shows.

    In 2011, SMART was acquired by McCann Worldgroup and Lilley was appointed Australian Chairman and CEO. Within two years, McCann made Australian history as the world’s most awarded agency in the The Gunn Report, Won Report and AdAge Awards Report.

    The agency’s campaigns include “Dumb Ways to Die” for Metro Trains, which in 2013 was named the most awarded campaign in Cannes Lions history and one of AdAge’s Top 15 Ad Campaigns of The 21st Century.

    In 2014, the agency was awarded its 6th Cannes Grand Prix for V/Line “Guilt Trips”. And in 2015 McCann was Australia’s top ranked agency (and 6th in the world) in the global Warc 100 creative effectiveness rankings.

    ‘Is the Creative Team Dead? Or has it just been hipsterized?’ takes place on Friday 18th March at 4pm.

    Delegate Passes to ADFEST 2016 – which runs from 16th to 19th March at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Pattaya, Thailand – are now available via www.ADFEST.com

  • McCann Worldgroup’s Ben Lilley talks about creativity at Adfest 2016

    McCann Worldgroup’s Ben Lilley talks about creativity at Adfest 2016

    MUMBAI: ADFEST is pleased to announce that Ben Lilley, Chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup Australia, is joining the line-up at ADFEST 2016.

    Lilley presides over one of the region’s most awarded agencies, McCann Australia – the agency behind the multi-award winning ‘Dumb Ways to Die’ campaign of 2012. At ADFEST this year, he will present a session titled: ‘Is the Creative Team Dead? Or has it just been hipsterized?’
    “Technology has disrupted everything, including now, it seems, the creative team. Or has it? Just as there’s ‘no I in team’, there’s no ‘I’ in technology either. Agency teams remain as vital as ever to developing original, compelling and effective ideas,” says Lilley.

    So has the creative team really changed? This session will examine what exactly a successful agency team should look like these days.

    Lilley started out as a creative with some of Australia’s most respected agencies, including George Patterson, McCann and DDB, before launching his own agency SMART in 2000.
    Described by AdNews as “one of the best known independent advertising success stories in Australia”, SMART was recognised in theAdNews and B&T Agency of the Year, Employer of the Year, Cannes Lions, Effies, Clios, New York Festivals, BRW Fast100 and numerous other global award shows.

    In 2011, SMART was acquired by McCann Worldgroup and Lilley was appointed Australian Chairman and CEO. Within two years, McCann made Australian history as the world’s most awarded agency in the The Gunn Report, Won Report and AdAge Awards Report.

    The agency’s campaigns include “Dumb Ways to Die” for Metro Trains, which in 2013 was named the most awarded campaign in Cannes Lions history and one of AdAge’s Top 15 Ad Campaigns of The 21st Century.

    In 2014, the agency was awarded its 6th Cannes Grand Prix for V/Line “Guilt Trips”. And in 2015 McCann was Australia’s top ranked agency (and 6th in the world) in the global Warc 100 creative effectiveness rankings.

    ‘Is the Creative Team Dead? Or has it just been hipsterized?’ takes place on Friday 18th March at 4pm.

    Delegate Passes to ADFEST 2016 – which runs from 16th to 19th March at the Royal Cliff Hotels Group in Pattaya, Thailand – are now available via www.ADFEST.com

  • McCann Worldgroup makes senior leadership promotions

    McCann Worldgroup makes senior leadership promotions

    MUMBAI: McCann Worldgroup has made several leadership promotions across its agencies and disciplines.

     

    McCann Worldgroup chairman and CEO Harris Diamond said, “I am pleased to announce the promotions of a number of our current leaders into new positions. These are leaders who have advanced in our organisation through their continuous commitment to providing our clients with integrated, multi-platform creative and strategic solutions that have driven their sales growth These leaders, along with the rest of the management team, have helped us to develop our great creative work that is taking significant market share, winning new clients, and driving our business growth to new heights.”

     

    The various promotions are as follows:

     

    Bill Kolb has been promoted to a new Worldgroup role focused on growing the company’s disciplines as President, Diversified Agencies. In this new role, he will partner with many of Worldgroup’s disciplines and take responsibility for driving several key practice areas, including data, analytics and media.

     

    Devika Bulchandani has been promoted to managing director, McCann New York. 

     

    Steve Zaroff has been promoted to chief strategy officer, McCann North America.

     

    Kate MacNevin has been promoted to worldwide chief operating officer at MRM//McCann.

     

    Lori Feld has been promoted to President, MRM//McCann North America.

     

    Donnalyn Smith has been promoted to president of Momentum North America.

  • McCann Worldgroup makes senior leadership promotions

    McCann Worldgroup makes senior leadership promotions

    MUMBAI: McCann Worldgroup has made several leadership promotions across its agencies and disciplines.

     

    McCann Worldgroup chairman and CEO Harris Diamond said, “I am pleased to announce the promotions of a number of our current leaders into new positions. These are leaders who have advanced in our organisation through their continuous commitment to providing our clients with integrated, multi-platform creative and strategic solutions that have driven their sales growth These leaders, along with the rest of the management team, have helped us to develop our great creative work that is taking significant market share, winning new clients, and driving our business growth to new heights.”

     

    The various promotions are as follows:

     

    Bill Kolb has been promoted to a new Worldgroup role focused on growing the company’s disciplines as President, Diversified Agencies. In this new role, he will partner with many of Worldgroup’s disciplines and take responsibility for driving several key practice areas, including data, analytics and media.

     

    Devika Bulchandani has been promoted to managing director, McCann New York. 

     

    Steve Zaroff has been promoted to chief strategy officer, McCann North America.

     

    Kate MacNevin has been promoted to worldwide chief operating officer at MRM//McCann.

     

    Lori Feld has been promoted to President, MRM//McCann North America.

     

    Donnalyn Smith has been promoted to president of Momentum North America.

  • Network18 appoints ad guru Prasoon Joshi as additional director

    Network18 appoints ad guru Prasoon Joshi as additional director

    MUMBAI: Network18 Media & Investments has appointed National Award winning Indian lyricist, screenwriter and ad-guru Prasoon Joshi as additional director.

     

    Designated as an independent director, Joshi’s term is for a period of five years.

     

    Network18’s Board of Directors at its meeting held on 15 January, 2016 confirmed the appointment.

     

    Joshi is currently McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific chairman as well as the agency’s India CEO. 

     

    He is credited with marrying creativity with scale and giving McCann’s work in India a distinct cultural edge. Joshi has worked on mainstream brands like Coca Cola, Mastercard, J&J, Perfetti, Nestle, GM, Metlife, Pears, Star TV, Maggi re-launch as well as NDTV, Marico, Dabur and Britannia amongst others.

  • Wunderman India names Manoj Mansukhani as managing director

    Wunderman India names Manoj Mansukhani as managing director

    MUMBAI: WPP’s digital and direct marketing agency Wunderman International India has named Manoj Mansukhani as managing director with immediate effect. 

     

    Succeeding Rahul Guha, Mansukhani is based in New Delhi and reports to Wunderman Asia Pacific president Martin Conneen.

     

    Mansukhani will lead Wunderman India’s operations, as well as consolidate the network’s current offerings and expand agency expertise and capabilities. He will work to further develop Wunderman’s e-commerce offering, leveraging the agency’s data, analytics and creative expertise to help clients deliver more impactful cross-channel consumer experiences.

    Bringing with him over 18 years of experience, Mansukhani is well-versed in moving brick and mortar companies into the digital space, developing omni-channel solutions and connecting online and offline sales. He was most recently senior vice president and head of e-commerce at Razorfish India, where he ran the Mumbai and Bangalore offices. 

     

    Prior to that, Mansukhani served as associate vice president of MRM (part of McCann Worldgroup), working in both B2B and B2C spaces.
     

    Conneen said, “Wunderman India has built award-winning teams and firm foundations for the future. We warmly welcome Manoj, and feel his extensive expertise will be instrumental in Wunderman’s strategy to expand agency capabilities and offerings in India. We thank Rahul for his significant contribution over the past five years.”

    Mansukhani added, “It’s exciting to be joining Wunderman International India as the network looks to build on existing strengths to incorporate new assets. I look forward to helping helm the agency to the next level of its development.”

  • McCann Worldgroup appoints Sean MacDonald as global chief digital officer

    McCann Worldgroup appoints Sean MacDonald as global chief digital officer

    MUMBAI: McCann Worldgroup has appointed Sean MacDonald as chief digital officer.

     

    He joins from Ogilvy where he has been managing director, emerging ventures. MacDonald, who will be based in New York, succeeds Mike Parker who will be transitioning away from McCann opting to remain based in San Francisco.

     

    “Sean’s strategic background as well as his ability to integrate new digital capabilities to facilitate the way consumers interact with brands will help our clients to fully take advantage of the spectrum of changes in the marketplace. He has a deep understanding of the ways technology allows us to reach consumers, which will help us to accelerate our digital offering across our geographies and disciplines,” said McCann Worldgroup president Luca Lindner.

     

    MacDonald has two decades of experience developing digital and engagement strategies for high profile companies. He joined Ogilvy as a senior digital strategist in 2004, and then rose to head the agency’s digital and engagement strategy areas and later their Ventures initiative. 

     

    Over the years, he has held senior posts at a series of digitally-focused companies, building digital strategy teams and tools, and designing creative digital and social programs for clients in every major category, including such global marketers as Coca-Cola, American Express, DuPont, Nestlé, Cisco and BP. 

     

    “McCann is an exciting place, with vision and momentum and a culture that not only values collaboration but knows how to make it work on a global scale, across disciplines. I’m thrilled to be part of this team,” said MacDonald.