Frontify appoints new creative design director
Brand management platform Frontify has appointed Hugo Timm as its new creative design director, joining from WeTransfer where he worked as design director for just under two years.
Timm will be entrusted with developing the firm’s global visual identity, alongside overseeing its design, art direction and videography teams.
Founder and CEO, Roger Dudler said: “Hugo brings immensely valuable creative and design experience to Frontify, as well as a bold vision for the company’s brand.”
“The addition of Hugo to our senior team will help us continue to empower companies of all sizes to build beloved, authentic brands.”
Adam&EveDDB unveils slew of senior promotions
Adam&EveDDB has announced a series of senior promotions within its account management leadership team as the London agency looks to bolster the department and its client experience.
Adam Patel and Fay Taylor will become joint heads of account management whilst Jo Lorimer and Loella Collier will become client experience director and account management development director respectively.
Chief client officer, Miranda Hipwell said: “Adam, Fay, Jo and Loella have been superstars at the agency since they joined. They all bring something different and have contributed so much to our success over the years.
“I’m delighted to recognise their hard work and talent with these promotions and I can’t wait to see what they have in store for the department, our agency and clients.”
Wunderman Thompson UK hires new head of planning
Creative agency Wunderman Thompson UK has named Ben Worden as its new head of planning. He joins the agency from Adam&EveDDB where he held the role of group planning partner.
Worden will now lead the agency’s planning department as it looks to build on its integrated offering, having recently won Campaign’s ‘Global Integrated Network of the Year’.
“Ben is a very rare find. Brilliantly trained, fantastically awarded, surrounded by truly great work and hungry to shake things up and make a difference. He’s perfect to run the home of modern planning,” UK chief strategy officer, Sid McGrath said.
Ben Robbins joins S:E Creative Studio as head of strategy
Ben Robbins has joined Sony Music Entertainment-owned S:E Creative Studio as head of strategy as it looks to strengthen its strategic direction.
Reporting into managing director Ben Kerr, Robbins will be tasked with forming a special partnership with the Sony Music, Insights & Analytics division in order to launch and power music artists to support new entertainment formats and franchises for brands.
“Our mission is to give clients cultural firepower by building their fan bases and creating content that uses algorithms as fuel injection for travel,” Kerr said.
“The means of achieving success for brands, broadcasters and talent has changed, and navigating that change needs mind’s like Ben’s, who analyse the social economy, rather than just advertising case studies. And it’s even better he’s called Ben, it’s a great name that.”
Wavemaker expands global growth team
Media agency Wavemaker has expanded its global growth team with the appointment of Natalie Yorke as global growth partner based in London, alongside Lynne Reilly as chief growth officer for North America.
Natalia Lopez has also been transferred GroupM Latin America, being named as the new head of growth for the region.
“These three important enhancements to our Global Growth Community will help ensure continued conversion success for our record pitch pipeline, and really turbocharge our growth ambitions across the Americas,” global chief growth and marketing officer, Hamish Davies said.
