New Faces
Fallon is shuttering its New York office after the departure of executive creative director Ari Merkin and agency president Anne Bolonga, who are leaving to open their own agency. The 40 staffers at the New York office of Fallon have been offered positions at the agency’s Minneapolis headquarters…..Margeotes Fertitta+Partners, New York, is merging with creative boutique Powell, New York, which is additionally being acquired by MDC Partners, parent company to Margeotes Fertitta+Partners, as well as shops like Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Miami, and Cliff Freeman and Partners, New York. Neil Powell, executive creative director of Powell, will assume the same title at the newly configured Margeotes Fertitta+Powell…..David T. Jones has been named executive creative director of emerging platforms at Foote, Cone & Belding, Chicago. In his new role, Jones will work with the creative, interactive, integrated services and media departments in shaping strategy for non-traditional advertising at the shop. Jones had been a senior VP/group creative director at the agency…..Dean Hacohen has departed Lowe Worldwide, New York, where he was executive creative director…. Tan Le is joining Wongdoody, Seattle, as creative director design and brand development; he comes over from Young & Rubicam, Seattle. Copywriter Eric Helin is also coming aboard Wongdoody; he had previously been with The Ballpark, Los Angeles….Jackie Lee is joining breatheinteractive, Atlanta, as a copywriter….Cindy Gallop has resigned from Bartle Bogle Hegarty, New York; she served as chairman of that office, and global chief marketing director for the agency….Katie Dreke has joined Wexley School for Girls, Seattle, as project and brand director…. The jurors for the Women Image Network (WIN) has announced the jurors who will select its advertising award. They are: Susan Credle, executive VP/creative director at BBDO in New York; John Butler, creative director at Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners in Sausalito, Calif.; Charlotte Moore, a freelance creative director; Danielle Flagg, an art director at Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, Ore.; Joyce King Thomas, chief creative officer of McCann Erickson, New York; and Lisa Shimotakahara, a group creative director at McKinney + Silver in Raleigh, N.C. Additionally, Lu Chekowsky, founder of agency Heart, New York, will be honored with the Harriett Abbot Award for innovation and vision in the field of advertising.
Account Movement
Grey Worldwide, New York, will handle broadcast duties for the Land’s End ad account….Subway and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, have parted ways. The account will be handled by MMB, Boston, which already created work for the sandwich chain….Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Miami, and Gateway have parted ways….Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, will handle ad duties for Excedrin….Publicis & Hal Riney, San Francisco, has won ad duties for WellPoint, a health insurance company….Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners, New York, is handing global ad duties for contact lens brand Fresh Look….Hilton Hotels has awarded its ad account to Young & Rubicam, New York….TBWA Worldwide will be responsible for creating global corporate image work for Group Danone’s dairy products. TBWA/Paris will lead the effort….Virgin Life, a new wellness and fitness offshoot of Virgin, has selected Cliff Freeman and Partners, New York, to launch the brand….