International production studio Hamlet has added U.S. director Maya Margolina to its roster for representation in France, Greater China, Belgium and The Netherlands. Margolina has extensive experience in the fashion and beauty market creating content films for Victoria Secrets, Allure Magazine, beauty platform Glossier and fashion platform MCM. She has worked with a host of prominent figures in the beauty and fashion world including Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, Paloma Elsesser, Adut Akech and Christine Quinn. Margolina started out as a music supervisor and started to create music videos for friends, which then led to being head hunted by Glossier to lead the video department. She then moved to Condรฉ Nast where she created new content series with fashion and beauty luminaries for Vogue.com and Allure.com. Founded in 2015 by executive producers Ruben Goots and Jason Felstead, Hamlet operates out of Brussels, Berlin, Shanghai and most recently Paris….
Droga5 Appoints Emma Montgomery As Global Chief Strategy Officer
Creative agency network Droga5 has appointed Emma Montgomery as global chief strategy officer. She is the third global appointment for the agency this year, with Pelle Sjoenell named worldwide chief creative officer this past March, and global CEO Mark Green recently appointed this fall. Montgomery will be responsible for connecting and supercharging Droga5โs strategy and creative offerings globally. She will be based in its headquarters in New York City.
โEmma is a world-class strategic leader and authority that Iโve long admired and dreamt of being partners-in-crime with,โ said Sjoenell. โHer work inspires the creativity that connects people and brands in ways that move business and culture forward, so Iโm excited to finally be able to work with her alongside Mark, and to see her lead and further strengthen our leadership and strategy teams around the world.โ
Montgomery joins Droga5 after serving as CEO of DDB Chicago. Sheโs been in the industry for over 20 years, and has served in several high-level leadership positions throughout her career, including as president and CSO of Leo Burnett Chicago, global CSO of TBWA, and CEO of Leo Burnett Australia. Sheโs also worked across a breadth of categories and multiple global clients such as Kraft, Aldi, Diageo and Molson Coors, among many others, including challenger brands and startups.
โIโm excited to join Droga5 and have the opportunity to help carve out a new path for the brand globally, building on its tremendous legacy of creative leadership,โ said Montgomery. โThe potential of Droga5, combined with the possibilities of Accenture Song, was too exciting to pass up. No other agency has what they have, and as marketing shifts, the chance to make creativity a genuine... Read More