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Executives Leaving TBWA, Razorfish and KSV

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Today we can confirm that three top executives have either left or will be leaving their respective agencies.

First: Tito Melega, who was creative director, Americas at TBWAChiatDayis no longer with the agency as of today. Melega, who spent four years with TBWA, described his own role as “Creative Director, Americas of all things Nissan.”

At the moment, we have no word on where Melega is heading or who will replace him, though a spokesperson tells us that CCO Steven Butler ”is currently creative lead.” For context, the client most recently shared a bit of “Tough Love” via 80s rocker Bret Michaels.

Logic would lead one to believe that Melega will land another role at a major agency, quite possibly one with notable auto industry clients: prior to joining TBWA and working on Nissan, he held the VP/CD position at BBDO, where his accounts included Mitsbushi.

He was an art director at Team One from 2000 to 2005, and his earlier career includes stints at AD positions with JWT, Fallon, Ogilvy and Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles.

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American Advertising Awards Announces Judging Panel Selections

American Advertising AwardsThe American Advertising Federation has announced the judging panel for their 2014 American Advertising Awards, “the largest competition honoring excellence in advertising creativity.” Judges will review nearly 1,500 entries from all over the country in Washington, D.C. on April 25 and 26, choosing from finalists who have already won in 15 district-level competitions. Remote judging will be  supervised by Mark Landon, president of the Landon Agency in Los Angeles, and Kirk Kirkpatrick, group creative director at Trozzolo Communications Group in Overland Park, Kansas City. Winners will be honored at the American Advertising Awards ceremony on May 31st, during the final day of ADMERICA 2014, the AAF’s annual national conference. Keep reading following the break for the list of judges. continued…

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