Thesis, an award-winning digital agency announces Scot Thompson as Head of Engagement, Inclusion, and Culture. Thompson will lead the DEI priorities at Thesis and engage with the business and nonprofit communities in Portland. Thompson, who played professional soccer for the LA Galaxy and the Portland Timbers, joins Thesis from adidas, where he was Sr. Sports Marketing Manager. He worked on adidas’ United Against Racism project, which focused on investing in BIPOC and underserved communities.

Lobos 1707, an independent tequila & mezcal spirits brand, is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Harris as Chief Marketing Officer. Harris joins the brand’s “Wolfpack” and will work alongside Founder/CCO, Diego Osorio, and CEO, Dia Simms. In her role, Harris will focus on amplifying the brand’s ethos and messaging and oversee all integrated marketing and social strategy. In addition, she will work with the executive team to further grow the brand’s sales and retail presence in the U.S.

Former CEO of Nielsen, Mitch Barns, takes the helm at Opus, a global experience agency.

With teams across the US, in the heart of London, and around the world, Opus proudly delivers premier experiences for 13 of the world’s top 20 most valuable brands, including Amazon, BMW, Google, and Microsoft.

“I’m excited to work across the agency as we perfect the blend of in-person events and digital experiences that deliver outstanding results for our clients and their brands,” said Mr. Barns.

The Business Council for Peace (Bpeace) elects Sabrina Prince to the Board of Directors.
Prince is an Executive Vice President at FCB Health Europe, a global healthcare marketing agency. She has served as a volunteer marketing advisor to the small businesses in the Bpeace portfolio and member of Bpeace's Executive Council for four years. She brings expertise as a champion of diversity and inclusion and advocate for employee engagement and mentorship.

Ammunition has announced the hiring of Roy Torres as its Chief Creative Officer. Torres joins Ammunition after serving as group creative director at Huge in Atlanta. Prior to Huge, Torres spent his 15-year career working at top agencies across three countries, including Grey, Saatchi & Saatchi, Anomaly, and Y&R in New York, TBWA in Paris, and Droga5 in Australia. In the newly created role, he will oversee all aspects of creative product for Ammunition's growing client roster.

The Ad Council appoints Elise James-DeCruise as the organization’s first Chief Equity Officer. In this role, James-DeCruise will oversee the organization’s ongoing commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion—ultimately informing every aspect of the Ad Council’s mission, workplace culture and public-facing communications.

James-DeCruise brings 20+ years of experience leading strategies to drive diversity, equity, inclusion and professional development within marketing and communications.

Award-winning independent creative agency Duncan Channon has promoted Jamie Katz to director of account management and operations. Katz will be responsible for structuring client partnerships, managing client business relationships and optimizing team staffing and operations to deliver the best work for clients and opportunities for the agency’s talent. She will play a key role in helping to manage the agency’s recent double-digit revenue and staff growth sustainably.

dick clark productions (dcp), part of MRC’s Live & Alternative division & the world's largest producer & proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming, appoints Chris Czarkowski as Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for dcp’s revenue including a newly created sponsorship sales function, business development & international sales & distribution teams, & Robert Foothorap as Senior Vice President of Sponsorship, responsible for sourcing & executing sponsorship deals.

Czarkowski comes from NBCUniversal where he served as Senior Vice President of Client Relationships. Foothorap most recently managed a team at BET Networks/ViacomCBS, responsible for revenue generation for linear, digital, social, & experiential platforms.