People & Players

People on the Move: Jennifer Bruno Named Publisher-CRO of Town & Country

People on the Move: Jennifer Bruno Named Publisher-CRO of Town & Country

Also on the move this week: Vicki Lins, Rudy Rodriguez, Will Gilroy, Kimberly Miller, Karyn Pascoe and Adam Gerston.

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CP&B Names Bob Winter Creative Leader in Miami

CP&B Names Bob Winter Creative Leader in Miami

MDC Partners agency CP&B has plucked Bob Winter from Y&R Chicago, where he served as chief creative officer, to lead the Miami creative department. Mr. Winter succeeds Ari Merkin in the role.

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Y&R Chicago Names Cimino Chief Creative Officer

Y&R Chicago Names Cimino Chief Creative Officer

Young & Rubicam Chicago has appointed Bill Cimino as its new chief creative officer, succeeding Bob Winter, who is leaving to work in another market.

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People on the Move: Mick McCabe Named Chief Strategy Officer of Leo Burnett

People on the Move: Mick McCabe Named Chief Strategy Officer of Leo Burnett

Also on the move this week are the Atlantic's Elizabeth Baker Keffer, who adds a new title to her role, and Omnicom's Johan Boserup, who is leaving for GroupM.

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People on the Move: Greg Edwards Joins Leo Burnett as SVP

Also on the move this week are Dasher Lowe and Torsten Gross.

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Wall Street Journal Poaches Conde Nast Veteran Nina Lawrence

Wall Street Journal Poaches Conde Nast Veteran Nina Lawrence

Ms. Lawrence, VP-publisher at W magazine since 2005, is becoming VP-global marketing for ad sales at the Journal.

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People on the Move: Fandango Names Paul Yanover President

People on the Move: Fandango Names Paul Yanover President

Also on the move this week are Stephen Bohlinger, Christine Guilfoyle, Craig Etheridge, Heather Wilson, Gerald Pavelich, Peggy Maher and Maree Prendergast.

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Mazda Taps Wager as VP-Marketing

Mazda North American Operations today named longtime automotive advertising executive Russell Wager as VP-marketing. Mr. Wager once handled Mazda's U.S. account for ad agency Doner.

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People on the Move: Cheil USA Names Yusuf Chuku Chief Strategy Officer

People on the Move: Cheil USA Names Yusuf Chuku Chief Strategy Officer

Other executive movers this week include Tom Doctoroff, Colvyn Harris, Adam Schlacter and Dino Bianco.

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People on the Move: Ian Sohn Returns to Ogilvy to Head Emerging Platforms

People on the Move: Ian Sohn Returns to Ogilvy to Head Emerging Platforms

Also on the move this week are Andrea Suarez, Gail Barlow, Richy Glassberg, Jim Tricarico, Keith Blanchard, Claudia Caplan, Matthew Kahn and Roman Paluta.

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People on the Move: Droga5 Names Jonny Bauer Chief Strategy Officer

People on the Move: Droga5 Names Jonny Bauer Chief Strategy Officer

Also this week, Paul Marobella is named president of EuroRSCG Discovery and Bill McDonald retires from Capital One.

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Renetta McCann Joins Leo Burnett as Chief Talent Officer

Renetta McCann Joins Leo Burnett as Chief Talent Officer

Former Starcom MediaVest Group CEO Renetta McCann will oversee the agency's U.S. recruitment, training, benefits and talent management.

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People on the Move: Carolyn Bekkedahl to Head Digital Sales at Meredith

People on the Move: Carolyn Bekkedahl to Head Digital Sales at Meredith

Also on the move this week are Jonathan Adams, Tiffany Coletti Titolo, Geoff Schiller, Paul Dunay and Drew Berkowitz.

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MSLGroup North American President Jim Tsokanos Steps Down

MSLGroup North American President Jim Tsokanos Steps Down

Publicis Groupe's MSLGroup announced that Jim Tsokanos is stepping down after 11 years at the firm. Renee Wilson will succeed him in the role, effective Sept. 10.

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Former Ogilvy Creative Director Russ Alben Dies

Former Ogilvy Creative Director Russ Alben Dies

Advertising executive and copywriter Russ Alben, credited with the Timex tagline "Takes a licking and keeps on ticking" and Good & Plenty's Choo Choo Charlie jingle, died Aug. 26 in Los Angeles.

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People on the Move: Stephen Hansen Named President of BuzzMedia

Also in this week's moves, Ari Bluman joins GroupM North America as chief digital investment officer and Gustavo Razzetti moves from Grupo Gallegos to Lapiz.

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M&C Saatchi Taps AKQA's Pierre Lipton as Chief Creative

M&C Saatchi Taps AKQA's Pierre Lipton as Chief Creative

As part of its effort to gain a bigger foothold in the U.S., London-based network M&C Saatchi has tapped AKQA's Pierre Lipton to serve as chief creative officer in New York.

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People on the Move: Eric Zinczenko to Head Newly Formed Bonnier Men's Group

People on the Move: Eric Zinczenko to Head Newly Formed Bonnier Men's Group

In other people moves this week, Oxygen Media has named Harleen Kahlon senior VP of digital, Shoba Sairam moves from Mother to Deutsch, New York, and Charles Neugebauer joins Wing.

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People on the Move: Barbara Yolles Named CMO of Campbell Ewald

People on the Move: Barbara Yolles Named CMO of Campbell Ewald

Also among those on the move this week are Sarah Chubb, who has been named president of Gilt City, and David Katz, now publisher of Gotham magazine.

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People on the Move: Sheila Hartnett Promoted to CEO of JWT/OgilvyAction

People on the Move: Sheila Hartnett Promoted to CEO of JWT/OgilvyAction

Also on the move this week are Gail Kay, Jack Rotherham, Alexis Rask, David Kroll and David Karnstedt.

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