The results of the 2017 board of directors elections for the Cinema Audio Society have been announced. The board represents a cross-section of experienced production and postproduction sound professionals. The CAS officers are: re-elected incumbent president Mark Ulano, CAS, and re-elected incumbent treasurer Peter Damski, CAS. The terms for VP Phillip W. Palmer, CAS, and secretary David J. Bondelevitch, CAS, were not up for election.
The incumbent CAS board of directors (Production) that were re-elected are: Peter Devlin, CAS, Edward J. Greene, CAS, Lee Orloff, CAS, Lisa Pinero, CAS, and Jeffrey Wexler, CAS. Incumbent board members (Postproduction) who were reelected are Bob Bronow, CAS, Karol Urban, CAS, and Steve Venezia, CAS, and they will be joined by newly elected board member Mathew Waters, CAS, who will be taking the seat of outgoing board member Deb Adair, CAS, who did not run for reelection. Continuing to serve as their terms were not up for reelection are: for Production Willie Burton, CAS, and Glen Trew, CAS, and for Postproduction Tom Fleischman, CAS, Tomlinson Holman, CAS, Sherry Klein, CAS, and Mary Jo Lang, CAS.
The new Board was installed at the 53rd Annual CAS Awards that were held earlier this year.
Nikki Baker Becomes CEO At Fallon
Fallon has appointed Nikki Baker as its new CEO. Baker, who joined the creative agency in 2018 and has served as co-chief creative officer with Leslie Shaffer since 2021, succeeds Rocky Novak, who has been in the role since 2019.
Baker’s promotion to CEO comes at a time of significant momentum for the agency, including six consecutive years of growth and award-winning work.
Baker’s recent career highlights include creatively leading the Walmart partnership with the Publicis Groupe team and spearheading innovative campaigns such as the award-winning “RomCommerce” 23-episodic series and the internet-breaking Mean Girls campaign, among hundreds of other campaigns together with the brand over the past few years. Together with Shaffer, Baker has also been instrumental in elevating Fallon’s creative output for longstanding clients like Arby’s, Mattress Firm, and Front Door/American Home Shield.
“I’ve always been an admirer of Fallon, even before I joined. The chance to lead the agency is an absolute honor. Fallon is a place like no other with amazing talent and a legacy of building big, innovative, creative ideas,” said Baker. “Rocky has represented the best of Fallon. He’s been a great leader, and I couldn’t be more excited to take the reins and lead the agency through to the next chapter. With creativity at our core, we’re going to be as ambitious as ever, push boundaries, and continue embracing emerging platforms to deliver work that truly resonates in culture.”
Prior to joining Fallon six years ago, Baker held positions as creative director and art director at agencies including DDB and GSD&M, working with major brands such as McDonald’s, Southwest Airlines, and Wrigley. Her work has been recognized by... Read More