New Faces
David Droga has left his post as global creative director and North American chief creative officer of Publicis to launch his own venture, an agency that will be backed by Publicis Groupe….Bruce Bildstein has resigned as executive creative director at Fallon, Minneapolis. Assuming his duties at the shop will be co-creative directors Roger Camp and Mark Taylor. Camp joins Fallon from Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, Ore., while Taylor comes over from Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Miami….Christine Allen is joining Cole & Weber/Red Cell, Seattle, as director of broadcast production…..Kim Mohan has joined Young & Rubicam, Chicago, as a senior producer….. A trio of ad executives in New Mexico have opened a new agency–3, which is located in Albuquerque. The founders are: Sam Maclay, former VP/creative director at Rick Johnson & Company, Albuquerque, Tim McGrath, former design director at Rick Johnson& Company, and Chris Moore, formerly account manager from McKee Wallwork Henderson, also in Albuquerque–Barbara Eibel and Mark Teringo have been promoted to associate creative directors at DDB New York. The pair, who are married, had previously been copywriter and art director, respectively….Kevin Kearns has joined The Stone Agency, Raleigh, N.C., as a creative director. He was previously with DDB Chicago….Francis Cleetus and Eric Finkelstein have joined Adamson Advertising, St. Louis, as associate creative directors….
Account Movement
Bank of America has selected a team of agencies from the Omnicom Group to handle its estimated $600 million advertising account. The account had previously been serviced by a coterie of Interpublic Group shops…..Sears has consolidated its advertising account at Young & Rubicam, Chicago, eliminating Ogilvy & Mather, Chicago, which had worked on the business for 43 years….The Kaplan Thaler Group, New York, will handle broadcast ad duties for Outback Steakhouse….TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles, will handle ad duties for two Sara Lee products: Senseo coffee products and State Fair foods….Borders has selected Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis, to handle its advertising…..Agency Strawberry Frog, which has offices in New York and Amsterdam, has been added to the Heineken roster of agencies. The shop will create a worldwide brand campaign….Cliff Freeman and Partners, New York, will handle advertising for the Shoney’s chain of restaurants….
