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August 24, 2012
  • TBWA UK has appointed the comedy writer and former adman Peter Souter as its chairman and chief creative officer, as its group president, Robert Harwood-Matthews, moves to TBWA\Chiat\Day in New York.
  • M&C Saatchi NY hires AKQA's Pierre Lipton as chief creative officer.
  • Iris' Luke Nathans has been promoted to the post of regional chief executive officer for Asia-Pacific from his previous role as regional development director for the area.
  • TBWA finds new suit to lead N.Y.

People

August 23, 2012
  • Maxus has promoted Lindsay Pattison, its UK chief executive, to the new post of global chief strategy officer.

Account Moves

August 23, 2012
  • Everything Everywhere is consolidating its advertising account into Publicis Groupe's Saatchi & Saatchi.
  • TxtLoan, the high-interest, short-term loan company, has hired VCCP and MediaVest after a pitch to handle its respective advertising and media accounts ahead of a major marketing drive.
  • Duracell, the Procter & Gamble battery brand, has picked Grey London to handle its estimated £15 million global advertising account, ending a three-decade relationship with Ogilvy & Mather.
  • Hertz, the global car rental company, has extended its relationship with media agency Initiative after a competitive pitch involving undisclosed agencies.
  • Clearblue, the pregnancy and fertility products brand, has appointed Proximity London to handle its global digital account.
  • Viking River Cruises has appointed M&C Saatchi and Walker Media to its UK and US advertising and media accounts respectively.
  • JWT London has landed the digital account for the Nestle chocolate brand Aero.
  • The NSPCC has appointed Inferno to handle its £5 million fundraising ad account.

Reviews

August 23, 2012
  • FirstGroup, the transport company that is set to replace Virgin Trains as the operator of the West Coast Mainline, is looking for an advertising agency to handle its estimated £7 million account.
  • SCA has put the international advertising account for its Tena range up for review.
  • Louis Vuitton, the fashion house, is reviewing its global advertising arrangements.
  • Lidl is on the hunt for an agency to handle its £18 million UK advertising account.
  • Allianz Worldwide Care, the health insurance brand, is looking for a UK agency to handle its advertising account.
  • Elemis, the luxury beauty and spa brand, is seeking an agency to handle its ad account.
  • Kwik Fit, the car maintenance specialist, has called a review of its below-the-line agency arrangements.

People

August 22, 2012
  • GroupM names North American Chief Digital Investment Officer.