Garrett DeLorm, director of production at Camp + King (C+K), has been named partner after five years with the agency, which maintains offices in San Francisco and Chicago. For nearly two decades, DeLorm has devoted himself to solving creative problems across a myriad of production disciplines, from video games to a 24/7 live channel. He has worked with dozens of brands, including Apple, Nike/Jordan, Audi, MINI, Columbia Sportswear, Activision, 2K Games, and Levi’s.
Joining the production department promotions is Charlie Ferraye, who has been elevated to executive producer from sr. producer after three years with the company. He has produced television shows such as The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, and for the last decade, he’s focused on content and commercials. In finance, Christine Plascencia takes on the role of director of finance and operations. She began her accounting career in the banking industry before switching to advertising. After stints at BSSP and AKQA, she joined C+K and has been overseeing all aspects of the agency’s finances for the last seven years.
The creative department sees the promotion of two associate creative directors–Chris Nash and Jason Whitehead–to its team of creative directors. Nash has been with C+K for 10 years, starting with the agency as an intern. He has helped develop campaigns for clients such as Google, Capital One, RE/MAX, Copper Cane wines, Energizer, Sacramento Kings, and prAna. Nash most recently worked on the “Wish-Cycling” campaign for Grove Collaborative starring Drew Barrymore. Whitehead began with C+K one year ago. In his short tenure he’s developed and produced social campaigns for RE/MAX and Bรถen Wines, along with teaming up with Nash to create the aforementioned “Wish-Cycling” campaign. Whitehead comes with nine years of agency experience as a writer, including most recently working on the Acura account at MullenLowe Los Angeles.
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta
The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.
The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.
Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.
Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.
Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.
Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.
The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More