People news from DOJO, AKQA and more

DOJO San Francisco has hired John O'Hea as a creative, reporting
to Geoff Edwards and Mauro Alencar. O'Hea comes directly from
Goodby Silverstein
& Partners where he was an art director/ACD, having
previously worked as art director at agencies including Bates USA
and BBDO. His work,
for clients such as Sprint, Chevy, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
and AIDES, has received awards from major shows including: London
International Awards, Clio Awards, New York Festivals, Kelly Awards
and Cannes Lions.
AKQA is opening an
office in Paris with Nike as its founding client. The creative team
at the Paris office, which will be the agency's eighth worldwide,
will be headed by Peter Lund as creative director, and Nicolai
Smith as associate creative director. Both will report to James
Hilton, chief creative officer at AKQA Europe. Lund and Smith have
worked at AKQA offices in Shanghai, Sao Paulo, New York and Paris,
having studied at The Danish Institute of Media and Journalism.
Julien Veillon, associate creative director and a native French
copywriter, will partner with the team. The office, located in
Saint Germain, plans to recruit an additional 40 people during
2012.



