Jon Chapman has been hired as the first ever chief creative officer of BBDO Health, which is part of creative agency BBDO Worldwide. Chapman joins the senior management team at BBDO and will work out of the New York office, reporting into David Lubars, global chief creative officer at BBDO Worldwide, and Kirsten Flanik, president/CEO of BBDO New York.
In the newly created role, Chapman will be responsible for overseeing the creative product across the agency’s health specialties including diagnostics, oncology and aesthetics, among other therapeutic areas. In addition, he will be instrumental in helping grow the department and its creative capabilities.
Flanik said, “Jon’s history of creating effective solutions for his clients is unmatched. He has a sharp, strategic point of view and is the future-facing, analytical creative leader we need to take our Health department to the next level.”
Lubars shared, “The idea behind BBDO Health has always been to empower patients. Jon has a unique and highly thoughtful empathy for patients combined with the discipline of data-driven insights and analysis. He’s an inspiring leader who’s going to build on the great work we’re already doing; we’re thrilled he’s here to lead BBDO Health in its next chapter.”
Chapman joins BBDO from Havas Lynx Group in the U.K. where he worked for over 10 years. In his previous role as chief creative officer, Chapman helped develop and grow the highly awarded agency and steered celebrated work for clients such as ViiV Healthcare, Novartis and Sanofi.
Chapman has worked on global campaigns and local initiatives including disease awareness, patient activation, brand launches and social programs–across multiple therapy areas for various multinational pharmaceutical companies as well as smaller health-tech start-ups around the world.
Chapman said, “I have always been a huge fan of BBDO and their work, both in the US and globally. I’ve long admired their creative ambitions and I’m delighted to join the team and contribute to their already impressive success within the Health department. The aim is to create thought-provoking work that makes a real impact in the world, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More