Santiago Puiggari has been appointed president of McCann Worldgroup Argentina. He previously was president/CEO of Grey Group in Argentina and Chile while also a member of the Grey Latin America Leadership Council….New York-based marketing agency Campfire has promoted Jason Sutterfield from head of production to the newly created company role of COO. He reports to Jeremiah Rosen, president of Campfire. As COO, Sutterfield will oversee all daily agency operations, including production, human resources, partnerships, staffing, processes and infrastructure of the agency. In his previous position as head of production, Sutterfield led the production of some of the agency’s most notable client campaigns, including the recent multi-sensory fan engagement campaign for HBO’s Game of Thrones. Prior to joining Campfire, Sutterfield was executive producer at The Barbarian Group in New York, where he oversaw Samsung North American campaigns. Sutterfield has also served as director of technology and production at The Martin Agency in Richmond, Virginia….
Director Cassandra Brooksbank Joins Monument Content For Spots and Branded Content
Monument Content has signed director Cassandra “Cassie” Brooksbank for U.S. representation spanning commercials and branded content. She brings to her directing and storytelling the experience and skills of a writer, conceptual artist, editor and visual effects artist.
Her body of work as a director includes Pepsi’s “Selfie” featuring Lionel Messi amid a flurry of fans, Barclays madcap women’s Soccer League spot where she collaborated closely with the agency to develop the creative, ultimately winning the Grand Jury Prize at the Sports Industry Awards, and a grass-roots campaign for Fellow Coffee. The latter just didn’t brew buzz; it helped raise $1.2 million on Kickstarter.
Prior to joining Monument Content, Brooksbank had been repped in the U.S. for commercials by production house Hey Wonderful.
On the long-form front, she is repped by CAA for film and television. And on the horizon is her debut feature, My Masterpiece, produced by Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions and backed by Amazon.
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