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April 12, 2013
  • Cake has hired Leroyson Figueira as creative director for its London agency, replacing Simon Moore.
  • Sylvia Auton, the chairman and chief executive of IPC Media, will retire on 3 May after 36 years with the publishing company.

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April 11, 2013
  • Manning Gottlieb OMD has promoted its managing director, Robert Ffitch, to chief executive as part of a raft of top-level promotions at the Omnicom agency.
  • Ben Wood, the managing director of Aegis Media's iProspect in the UK, is set to take on a wider regional role ahead of an aggressive expansion strategy.

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April 10, 2013
  • Havas Worldwide recruits R/GA's Sean Lyons to lead digital globally.

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April 9, 2013
  • Deutsch NY named Sarah Saline and Parker Weber as vice presidents.
  • Traction named Susan Murphy as chief financial officer; Jen Caezza as an account director; Arlette Thibodeau as front-end developer; and T.C. Edgecomb as a senior producer.
  • 72andSunny Amsterdam hired Nic Owen as managing director.
  • Karen Jacobs has rejoined Starcom USA as executive vice president of integrated operations.
  • Digital Kitchen named Dave Trifiletti as managing director, leading all client engagements in the agency’s Chicago and Seattle offices.
  • Interbrand promoted Fred Burt to managing director of global clients and hired Elan Cole as global executive creative director.
  • Switch hired Nicole Phillips as director of strategic planning and business development.
  • Ryan Peck and Scott O'Leary joined Carmichael Lynch as creative directors.
  • Goodby Silverstein & Partners New York has named Steve Wakelam and Nick Pringle, the former creative team at DDB Sydney, as creative directors.

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April 8, 2013
  • Draftfcb has promoted Luis Silva Dias, the president of its Portuguese operation, to the role of European chief creative officer, effective immediately.
  • Louise Kuegler moves to Bates CHI&Partners to take up Singapore and regional leadership roles.