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McCann Worldgroup announced the appointment of Mark Lund as CEO of McCann Worldgroup UK today. Lund will begin his role in October and will be responsible for “integrating McCann Worldgroup’s operations and more than 1,500 employees throughout the UK across Advertising, Relationship Management, Promotion/Event/Shopper Marketing, Design, Public Relations, Healthcare, and Digital Marketing.”

Lund was most recently a co-founder and managing partner of the London agency NOW for three years. Prior to co-founding NOW, Lund served a stint as CEO of the Central Office of Information (COI), the UK government’s marketing agency which also happens to be the country’s largest client. Before that he co-founded Delaney Lund Knox Warren (DLKW), which went on to become a top 10 agency in the UK. (more…)

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In a somewhat unprecedented move, GS&P turned the hiring of its two newest creative directors into…a customized beer cozy giveaway.

It’s symbolic, see: Danny Gonzalez and David Suarez, or “the guys who did all the Ragu and Little Caesar’s stuff at BFG”, will work on the Corona Light and Modelo accounts, hence the brew theme.

The duo most recently made news in 2012 when they jumped the Chiat ship to join BFG9000. Gonzales previously wrote copy for JWT while Suarez served as art director.

This move serves as a reunion of sorts as it once again unites Gonzales and Suarez with Eric Kallman, the copywriter behind “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” who Graf hired from W+K in 2011. Kallman, who has been CD at GS&P since February, writes:

“Working with them again will be like putting on a really comfortable pair of jeans, but jeans that also surprise you, impress you and make you laugh. So, basically, way better than jeans.”

We would tell you to email dannyanddavidarecoming@gspsf.com for your free cozy, but those things are hotter than the weather in Manhattan this week.

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This morning brings news that Peter Grossman will be the new president of Arnold New York effective next week. He replaces Corey Mitchell, who left in May.

A bit on Grossman’s agency background: after handling AT&T and Nabisco for FCB, he spent more than a decade at JWT, eventually serving as EVP/director of client services before leaving to lead startup QWiPS, or “a global platform that enables the integration of real voice into digital communication platforms”. His most recent position was managing director at digital strategy consultancy Takeout.

In the new role, he will also focus on client leadership and new business development while managing the agency’s 100-plus New York operation.

Grossman will report to Arnold Global president Pam Hamlin, who cites his experience “leading global brands and helping Fortune 500 companies evolve their business model for the digital economy” in the press release; he will also sit on Arnold Worldwide’s Global Executive Committee.

In the release, he writes, “The agency has one of the best client rosters in the industry and a philosophy and culture built on creativity.”

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Full-service marketing communications agency Erwin Penland has announced the addition of two new creatives. Craig Melchiano arrives in the role of executive vice president/executive creative director and Bee Reynolds will take on the role of associate creative director. Both are newly-created positions at the agency. Melchiano and Reynolds, who happen to be married, both arrive at Erwin Penland from Goodby Silverstein & Partners and will relocate to the agency’s Greenville, South Carolina headquarters, reporting to Chief Creative Officer Con Williamson in New York.

As executive vice president/executive creative director, Melchiano will oversee the Greenville creative team on all accounts, including Denny’s, Microsoft and Verizon. He arrives at the agency with a 15-year advertising background at agencies including Wieden+Kennedy, and TBWA Chiat Day prior to his stint at Goodby Silverstein & Partners.

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Pereira & O’Dell New York announced the addition of Tennille Teague as the new head of production for the agency’s New York office. Teague will oversee production for East Coast clients including Memorial Sloan Kettering, Fox Sports 1, Realtor and New Era and report to VP of Production Jeff Ferro in San Francisco.

Teague arrives at Pereira & O’Dell with over 14 years of global production experience, working with brands such as Bud Light, LG, MTV, NHL, Range Rover and Campbell’s, working with budgets ranching from $5,000 to $4 million. Prior to Pereira & O’Dell, Teague was senior content producer at Translation LLC. Before that she spent over ten years in that position at Young & Rubicam. She also “has been a contributing partner and judge with the Tribeca Film Festival, AICP, AICE and Clios award shows.”

“Tennille has tremendous production expertise and a passion for storytelling,” said Cory Berger, managing director of Pereira & O’Dell New York. “She’s a wonderful addition to the team we have in place in New York, and will be instrumental as we grow our production capabilities.”

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Mullen has named Margaret Keene executive creative director of the agency’s Los Angeles office, AdAge reports.

Keene comes to Mullen from Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles, filling a role left vacant since the departure of Peter Rosch late last year. She will report to Mullen’s North America Chief Creative Officer Mark Wenneker.

Keene joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 2011, where her work included multiple campaigns for Toyota. Prior to Saatchi, Keene spent over a decade at TBWAChiatDay, arriving as an art director in 1996, and eventually working her way up to group creative director. While at TBWAChiatDay she worked on brands including Apple, Nissan, Levi’s, Kinko’s, Taco Bell, ABC and Shutterfly. Mullen opened its Los Angeles office in June 2013, following winning the Acura business in March of that year. (more…)

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David&Goliath’s founder and chief executive officer, David Angelo, has named Director for Client Services Brian Dunbar to the newly created role of president, and Executive Creative Director Colin Jeffery as the new chief creative officer. Angelo, meanwhile, will assume the newly created position of chairman while continuing to work with clients, AdAge reports.

“I’m still going to be hands-on and working with clients, but it’s a signal to the agency and everyone else that I have to share the responsibility of running an agency and its growth,” Angelo told AdAge, adding, “you can only do so much when you have growth like this. This move is less about taking a step back and more about dividing up responsibilities.” (more…)

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FCB announced two big moves atop its North American ranks today: Chicago EVP/ECD Jon Flannery is moving up to Toronto and Dan Fietsam has been hired to take his place.

Flannery’s promotion comes in the wake of the success of a certain campaign you may have seen that involved the shipping of pants; the win earned him an ECD promotion just over a year ago. While the man called himself “a late bloomer” in a Chicago Business Journal interview about that campaign, he served as CD/VP during a nine-year run at Leo Burnett and spent seven years at Element79.

Flannery replaces CCO Robin Heisey, who left FCB Toronto for parts unknown several weeks ago after 14 years at the agency. He will officially take over on August 11th, working “in tandem” with FCB Canada President Paul Mead.

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–BBDO San Francisco added Heidi Keel to its roster as VP, Strategy Director. Starting this week, Keel will work on Wells Fargo and various other accounts; she joins BBDO from Digitas SF.

-Philadelphia direct response agency DMW Direct hired Emmy Izykowsk as its newest Senior Account Executive. Izykowsk, who most recently handled Radian, Crozer-Keystone Health System, Comcast and other clients for Holton, Sentivan + Gury, will now focus primarily on the Premera Blue Cross account in addition to various side projects.

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Today brings word of the Advertising Council‘s annual changing of the guard: the industry group named Laura Desmond, Global CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group, to head its Board of Directors.

Council president Peggy Conlon calls Desmond “one of this country’s most respected leaders in the media and advertising communities”; she will serve for one year before being replaced by current Vice-Chair of Advertisers David Christopher, CMO of AT&T Mobility. Desmond herself filled that role in 2012-2013 after joining the board in 2009.

In other trade group news, Effie Worldwide chose Carolyn Everson (above), who has served as Facebook’s VP of Global Marketing Solutions for more than three years, as the Chairman of its Board. Daryl Lee, currently Global CEO of UM, will be Vice Chairman according to a popular vote.

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