MGOMD hires Carat's Mark Brennan to head up mobile
07 May 2013 | by Louise Ridley
Manning Gottlieb OMD has hired Mark Brennan, the head of mobile at Carat, to the same role at the agency, replacing Mark Halliday.
Nicola Mendelsohn, the executive chairman of Karmarama, has been appointed vice-president of Facebook across Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia, replacing Joanna Shields.
Manning Gottlieb OMD has hired Mark Brennan, the head of mobile at Carat, to the same role at the agency, replacing Mark Halliday.
Smirnoff and Guinness-maker Diageo has appointed marketer Ivan Menezes as its new chief executive, replacing Paul Walsh who is standing down after 13 years.
German airline group Lufhansa has named Barbara Schädler as head of corporate communications.
Twitter, which was officially valued at $9bn (£5.8bn) earlier this year, has added to speculation that it will seek an initial public offering in 2014 with the appointment of a Morgan Stanley investment banker, Cynthia Gaylor, as its head of corporate development.
Juliet Clarke, the former head of technology at M:Communications, is to join Powerscourt's technology, media and telecoms team this month.
Sarah Fuller, the Waitrose head of marketing who is credited with being one of the key architects behind the Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal ad campaign, is to leave the retailer after four years.
McCann London has poached Zaid Al-Zaidy, the chief strategy officer at TBWA\London, to take the same role, replacing Nikki Crumpton.
Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R has named Mick Mahoney as its executive creative director. He joins from Havas Worldwide London, where he held the same role, and replaces Toby Talbot, who left RKCR/Y&R in February.
Havas Worldwide London has promoted Anthony Edwards to the new role of strategy director and hired the former Droga5 planning director Lisa Bowcott in a bid to boost its strategic credentials.