Barking Owl, Good Times, The Many & More

We’re closing out the week with news of the top hires, promotions and appointments at agencies this week.

Adam&eveDDB

Adam&eveDDB made five new hires to its creative department. The hires include Zoë Doyle, William Cottam, James Crosby and Ben Polkinghorne as creative directors, as well as Sarah Drakeford as senior creative.

Analytical Partners

Analytic Partners welcomed Tina Moffett and Jason McNellis to drive commercial analytics growth. Moffett will serve as vp, corporate strategy and development and McNellis will serve as vp, commercial analytics ambassador.

Barking Owl

Barking Owl named Carol Dunn as its managing director. Dunn will push forward the agency’s mission of being the trusted audio partner of the greatest companies in the world.

Brainlabs

Brainlabs welcomed Sue Unerman as global chief strategy officer. Unerman will lead the agency’s strategic capabilities for its growing roster of full service media clients.

Chemistry

Chemistry promoted Renee Williams is president of its in-house, full-service production house Test Tube Productions. Williams will lead the production division and oversee growth, offerings and creative work for agencies and external clients.

Road5

Road5 named Mariano Jeger and Lauren Varvara as executive creative director. The two will work to elevate the agency’s creative work across clients including JP Morgan Chase, Molson Coors and Huggies.

Fold7

Fold7 named Tommy Willis as its first social creative director. Willis will boost the agency’s focus on social and culture-first campaigns.

Fox Agency

Fox Agency made three new hires to power its continued growth. Chau Wang joined as US head of media, Raven Carpenter as US public relations director and Romario Martin as US head of paid search.

G&A

G&A named James Wilkinson as svp, growth. Wilkinson brings extensive experience to inform G&A’s partnerships with brands, museums and cultural attractions.

George P. Johnson

George P. Johnson hired Jenn Houston as executive director, sports activation. Houston will ensure the agency is meeting demand as the agency’s sports sponsorships and activations grow exponentials.

Good Times

Good Times signed Bob Partington to its roster for US commercial representation. Partington is an award-winning commercial director known for his work with brands like Stella Artois, Apple, Samsung and Ford.

Green Park

Greenpark appointment Chris Pearce as its new managing director for EMEA. Pearce will lead growth and innovation, focused on AI-powered omnichannel search with in-house content, SEO, tech and AI teams.

Hijinks

Hijinks appointment Anita Sasdy as its first head of production. Sassy will tap into experience at VCCP, adam&eveDDB and AMV BBDO to shape the agency’s production department and output.

InfoSum

Global data collection platform InfoSum appointment Lauren Wetzel ace CEO. Wetzel brings experience leading strategy and operations at AT&T, Xandr and Deloitte.

Night Market

Night Market Hired Dr. Ram Singh as chief data officer. Dr. Singh has been tasked with driving commerce growth, leading and growing the company’s AI optimization platform, Neon, and overseeing analytics.

Ramarketing

Ramarketing made two new executive hires to strengthen its AI capabilities. Elliot Gibson was named head of data and insights and Matt Dent was named head of delivery.

Rapt Studio

Rapt Studio hired Tina McCarthy as head of growth. McCarthy will lead the studio’s business development strategy with the goal of further defining the brand’s position as a leading brand and spatial experience studio.

Revolut

Revolut boosted its growth teams with two new key hires. Antoine Le Nel joined as chief growth and marketing officer and Fiona Davies joined as head of growth for UK, Ireland and Nordics.

Sikich

Sikich made two new executive promotions on the heels of substantial growth for the professional services company. Cameron Petroff was promoted to chief marketing officer and Kelli Schweder was promoted to chief of staff.

StackAdapt

StackAdapt named Darcie Henry as chief people officer. Henry brings over 20 years of experience leading human resources and people organizations, driving product innovation and supporting international expansion efforts.

The Hive

The Hive welcomed duo Lauren McCrindle and Erin Wendel as chief creative director. The two will work to further the independent agency’s creative impact and growth across North America.

The Many

The Many welcomed four new hires to supercharge its strategy and insights capabilities. Reza Rostampisheh joined as group strategy director, Gary Stentz as senior analytics director, Bryan Ahir as digital media supervisor and Alexandra Benavides as insights analyst.

The Writer

The Writer promoted Charli Nordone is the CEO. Nordone joined the agency as a copywriter in 2010, and has since then scaled through the ranks as head of training, creative director and chief creative officer, before receiving this appointment.

Thinkingbox

Thinkingbox named Corey Hankey as his first-ever chief operating officer. Hankey will lead client relationship development for the company’s full roster of brands, including Adobe, Chobani, Intuit and Riot Games.

Valtech

Valtech hired Deanne Barker as vp of DXP Consulting. Barker brings experience from Optimizely to evolve and shape a holistic understanding of content and experiences.

VIOOH

VIOOH named Nick Parker as a non-executive board chair. Parker is a global leader of the OOH media industry, and previously served as an advertising leader at WPP.