Julie Rezek Joins IPG's HackerAgency As NA President
MediaPost
April 7, 2016
HackerAgency, the Interpublic Group global digital/direct marketing company, has appointed Julie Rezek to the new position of North American president. She starts in June.
Rezek joins the IPG shop from Wunderman, where she has been president of the agency’s Seattle office and global client lead on that agency’s Microsoft business. Hacker also counts Microsoft as a client.
Rezek is tasked with spurring growth in the North America region, in part by developing new solutions and offerings for clients. As part of her new role, Rezek will also take over some of the responsibilities held by HackerAgency EVP/GM Matt Witter, who is leaving after 15 years with the company to explore other opportunities. Read more.
Beth Rilee-Kelley elevated to President of The Martin Agency
Adweek
April 5, 2016
The December 2013 passing of Mike Hughes, "patriarch, president and ultimate creative leader of The Martin Agency," left an opening that agency principals knew could only be filled by one person.
Today the Virginia-based IPG shop announced that chief operating officer Beth Rilee-Kelley has been promoted to president, effective immediately. She is the first to hold that title since Hughes' death.
The 33-year Martin veteran started as an assistant account executive in 1983, was named partner in 2005 and became COO in January 2011. In the role, her expanded duties will include partnering with clients and working on Martin's new business initiatives. Read more.
Marina Specht, CEO of MRM//McCann Spain named to Advertising Age's Women to Watch Europe.
Advertising Age
April 4, 2016
R/GA Hires Always 'Like a Girl' Creative AJ Hassan, Names U.S. ECDs
Advertising Age
By Ann-Christine Diaz. Published on March 22, 2016
R/GA has beefed up its creative leadership with the appointment of AJ Hassan to executive creative director of its Chicago office, while former New York Executive Creative Directors Chloe Gottlieb and Taras Wayner step up to U.S. EVP-ECDs. Read more.
India CEO Valerie Pinto named to INDIA’S TOP 10 Women in Public Relations Consulting
Valerie Pinto
Chief Executive Officer at Weber Shandwick India
Valerie has been a strategic counsellor to fortune 500 companies and C-suite executives on shaping their reputation with influential stakeholders. As the CEO of Weber Shandwick in India, Valerie is tasked with the role of building profile for the brand with a focus on content-first approach. Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Valerie was with Perfect Relations, where she relentlessly built the agency to become one of the largest Public Relations consultancies in India with over 400 professionals and 200 prestigious clients.
Not many people know that Valerie has been a national level Heptathlon athlete and a state level Basketball player. Read the article.
MullenLowe Reveals Gender Stereotyping In Action
MullenLowe London worked with Inspiring the Future to create a film that reveals the reality of gender stereotyping amongst primary school children. Released exactly one week from International Women’s Day, the two-minute film highlights why we need to redraw the balance. Read more.
Gail Heimann named to inaugural PRWeek Hall of Femme
PRWeek
What would you do if you were not in PR?
The only other role that could be as intoxicating and consistently inspiring as my job in comms would be editor-in-chief of Vogue. But that spot’s taken. And I’m not sure I could live up to the movie persona.Read more
Men and Women Really Do Think Differently: Let’s Talk Face-to-Face
In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) explored the significance of Gender Intelligence in the workplace with a panel discussion comprised of female and male executives in the IPG agency network.Read more