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Haan Makes First Hire as BBDO Proximity Minneapolis ECD

timbrunelleWhile we’re on the Minneapolis tip, we’ve received confirmation that Tim Brunelle, who’s spent the last year on the freelance circuit in the Twin Cities, has joined up with BBDO Proximity Minneapolis this week to serve as creative director on digital across all the agency’s accounts. This marks the first hire by Noel Haan, who took over for Brian Kroening as ECD at BBDO Proximity MN in October. As for Brunelle, prior to his time spent freelancing, the creative led his own agency, Hello Viking, held the head of interactive position at Carmichael Lynch and spent several years as a CD at Arnold, Volkswagen among other accounts in the early aughts. Along the way, Brunelle has picked One Show Interactive Best of show, Gold Pencils, a Grand Clio, Cannes Grand Prix and Grand Andy (for work on VW/”Drivers Wanted”).

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Haan Succeeds Kroening as ECD at BBDO Proximity Minneapolis

noelhaanBBDO Proximity Minneapolis has found a new executive creative director in veteran Chicago creative Noel Haan, who’s spent the last two years as an ECD heading up global creative for SC Johnson while at Ogilvy’s Windy City office. Haan succeeds longtime Minneapolis creative Brian Kroening, who’s spent the last several years as SVP/ECD at BBDO but has “left to pursue other interests.” This marks Haan’s second stint within the fold, as he originally spent a few years as GCD on Jim Beam among other clients while at Energy BBDO.  Says the new BBDO Minneapolis ECD in a statement, “I am very excited to be reunited with [BBDO North American CCO/chairman] David Lubars and to be coming back to a BBDO agency with so much positive momentum.  BBDO Minneapolis has been around for 80 years.  It’s my job to make the next decade just as memorable,”

BBDO’s Twin Cities operation currently works with a client roster including Skippy Peanut Butter, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Hormel.

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