VMLY&R promoted Jon Bird to Chief Retail and Commerce Officer. Bird will head up a global practice for the agency, creating commerce experiences for today’s connected brands. Previously, Bird spent two years as Executive Director, Global Retail and Shopper Marketing at VML.
DHX Media appointed Lara Ilie to the position of Vice President of Rights Strategy. Ilie has worked for DHX Media since 2007 and was previously Senior Director of Sales.
Annapurna TV hired Patrick Chu as Senior Vice President, Development and promoted Ali Krug from VP to SVP. Chu had overseen the television adaptations of Hanna and The Hunt as a development exec at Amazon.
Jennifer Lopez and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’ Nuyorican Productions named Alex Brown as Production Executive. Brown has been with the company for four years, working in both scripted and unscripted television and the its movie productions.
ESPN hired former NFL Media executive Brian Lockhart as Executive Producer, ESPN+ Original Content.
Paula Kaplan expanded her role as Executive Vice President, Talent Development, Viacom Digital Studios, to now oversee talent for Nickelodeon.
Kin promoted Aimee Legault to Director, Integrated Marketing. In addition, the company hired Stephanie Mediati, formerly of Quebecor, as Integrated Marketing Strategist, and Jason Yanth, who previously worked at CBC’s The Goods, as Branded Content Producer and Project Manager.
Meghan Medlock was named Client Engagement Director for The Creative Engagement Group. Medlock was previously Senior Director, Committees & Conferences at the Association of National Advertisers.
David Rosner joined Collab in the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing. He had been a Partner at Visual Machine.
Endeavor Content tapped Tim Robinson as Chief Operating Officer. Robinson was most recently Chief Operating Officer at Avalon.
Cuebiq hired Dave Simon as Vice President Programmatic Data Sales. He joins from Oath, where he was Head of U.S. Agency Platform Sales.
Culture Trip appointed Dmitry Shishkin, previously Digital Development Editor at BBC News, as Chief Content Officer. Anne Bourgeois-Vignon, who last served as Global Digital Director at Magnum Photos, was hired as Executive Creative Director.
Claire Finn joined Ireland’s animation house Lighthouse Studios as Managing Director. She last served as Head of Content and Executive Producer of Branded Entertainment for London-based Firecracker Films.
