Anomaly, with operations in New York and London, has extended its global reach, opening in Amsterdam. Hazelle Klonhammer, who assumes the post of managing director, will head up the Amsterdam office. She spent over a decade in Amsterdam at Wieden + Kennedy driving global brands including Microsoft, Nike, Heineken, Carlsberg, Electronic Arts, Vodafone and P&G.
During her tenure at Wieden + Kennedy, Klonhammer won the first digital client for the network and was instrumental in setting up its digital offering. Before joining forces with Anomaly, she was managing director of Grey Amsterdam.
Anomaly founding partner/CEO Carl Johnson stated, “We continue to hear the calls for change, that the conventional models are broken and traditional solutions are becoming less and less effective. Amsterdam is a renowned hub for world-class talent and will provide a terrific base for us to partner with ambitious domestic and European clients alike. We’re excited to have Haze at the helm and look forward to building an eclectic team of talent around her. One of my partners here in New York–Richard Mulder–was born and raised in Amsterdam and will take a special interest in the office.”
Mulder spent 11 years at Nike managing brand communications in Europe, the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region based in the Dutch capital and Portland, Ore. Amongst other notable creative work Mulder invented the yellow LiveStrong bracelet for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
SAG-AFTRA Calls For A Strike Against “League of Legends”
"League of Legends" is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood's actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services for the blockbuster online multiplayer game.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a strike against "League of Legends" on Tuesday, arguing that Formosa Interactive attempted to get around the ongoing video game strike by hiring non-union actors to work on an unrelated title.
Formosa tried to "cancel" the unnamed video game, which was covered by the strike, shortly after the start of the work stoppage, SAG-AFTRA said. The union said when Formosa learned it could not cancel the game, the company "secretly transferred the game to a shell company and sent out casting notices for 'non-union' talent only." In response, the union's interactive negotiating committee voted unanimously to file an unfair labor practice charge against the company with the National Labor Relations Board and to call a strike against "League of Legends" as part of that charge.
"League of Legends" is one of Formosa's most well-known projects. The company provides voiceover services for the game, according to SAG-AFTRA.
SAG-AFTRA has accused Formosa of interfering with protections that allow performers to form or join a union and prevent those performers from being discriminated against — a move the union called "egregious violations of core tenets of labor law."
Formosa did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "League of Legends" developer Riot Games said that the company "has nothing to do" with the union's complaint.
"We want to be clear: Since becoming a union project five years ago, 'League of Legends' has only asked Formosa to engage with union... Read More