Director John Grammatico has joined Los Angeles-based CoMPANY Films. He comes to the directing chair after leaving his creative director position at Doner, where he worked for such clients as Cox Communications, Del Taco and HGTV. At press time, Grammatico was helming his first project at CoMPANY: a two-spot package for M&M's out of BBDO New York….Cathleen Kisich has joined Caviar Los Angeles as a producer. She comes over from Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, San Francisco, where she served as a producer, turning out work for clients such as Sprint, Hewlett-Packard, Nintendo, Netflix and Comcast. Born and raised in San Francisco, Cathleen started her career at Citron Haligman Bedecarré/AKQA. From there she worked at GARTNER in Santa Monica, then back up to San Francisco to work at Publicis & Hal Riney. At Riney, she was an integrated producer before landing at Goodby, Silverstein and Partners in June 2007….British editor Adam Rudd moves stateside this month to join Final Cut LA. He has spent the last four years editing out of Final Cut's London headquarters. Recent award wins for projects he worked on include the Silver Cannes Lion for the British Heart Foundation, and 14 Promax/BDA Awards for SyFy, both for Director Brett Foraker. Other notable 2010 work includes the 3D Gucci “Guilty” campaign, the UK launch of “The Event,” and Audi's “Future”…
Britt Nolan Named CCO For McCann Worldgroup, North America
Britt Nolan has been hired as chief creative officer at McCann Worldgroup, North America. He will report to Javier Campopiano, global chief creative officer of McCann Worldgroup and McCann.
Nolan will work directly with the network’s creative leadership in the U.S. and Canada to lead the development of ideas that solve clients’ business challenges, guided by the creativity of the network’s founding philosophy of “Truth Well Told.” Key to this effort will be fostering collaboration across capabilities and agencies, leveraging the network’s talent and expertise in strategy, design, commerce, branding and production to bring its best-in-class offerings to bear for each client.
“Britt is without a doubt a leader and a point of reference for excellence in our industry,” said Campopiano. “He has led some of North America’s very best work in recent years with incredible range--creating eye-catching, smart, authentic, and funny ways of connecting brands with people. He has a rare track record of success across both creative and business, with a unique understanding of how they power each other. And most importantly, we share a common belief that brand-building is right now more important than it ever was, and the only way to do it is through radical creativity based on human truths. He embodies the very essence of our Truth Well Told philosophy.”
Most recently president and chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Chicago, Nolan comes to McCann Worldgroup with a track record of creative achievement and business impact, both for his clients and the agencies at which he’s worked. Over the years, his work has won Grand Prix or Best in Show at every major international award show, including over 50 Cannes Lions, as well as recognition... Read More