Havas Worldwide New York has brought Jonas Wittenmark and Tobias Carlson on board as creative directors. Wittenmark and Carlson will work across the agency roster and report to Jason Musante, group executive creative director and managing director of Havas Worldwide NY.
Previously, Wittenmark and Carlson were senior creatives at Mother NY, where they produced award-winning work for a number of big name brands including Stella Artois and Stella Artois Cidre.
The pair first teamed up at Mother London in 2003 and went on to creative agency, StrawberryFrog Amsterdam. More recently, they worked together at CP+B Scandinavia in Stockholm where they ran Scandinavian Airlines and Sony Mobile. Apart from their advertising work, Jonas and Tobias were story writers (for the iBabe segment) on the motion picture, Movie 43, a 2013 release which featured Richard Gere, Kate Bosworth, Jack McBrayer and Aasif Mandvi.
Droga5 Appoints Emma Montgomery As Global Chief Strategy Officer
Creative agency network Droga5 has appointed Emma Montgomery as global chief strategy officer. She is the third global appointment for the agency this year, with Pelle Sjoenell named worldwide chief creative officer this past March, and global CEO Mark Green recently appointed this fall. Montgomery will be responsible for connecting and supercharging Droga5’s strategy and creative offerings globally. She will be based in its headquarters in New York City.
“Emma is a world-class strategic leader and authority that I’ve long admired and dreamt of being partners-in-crime with,” said Sjoenell. “Her work inspires the creativity that connects people and brands in ways that move business and culture forward, so I’m excited to finally be able to work with her alongside Mark, and to see her lead and further strengthen our leadership and strategy teams around the world.”
Montgomery joins Droga5 after serving as CEO of DDB Chicago. She’s been in the industry for over 20 years, and has served in several high-level leadership positions throughout her career, including as president and CSO of Leo Burnett Chicago, global CSO of TBWA, and CEO of Leo Burnett Australia. She’s also worked across a breadth of categories and multiple global clients such as Kraft, Aldi, Diageo and Molson Coors, among many others, including challenger brands and startups.
“I’m excited to join Droga5 and have the opportunity to help carve out a new path for the brand globally, building on its tremendous legacy of creative leadership,” said Montgomery. “The potential of Droga5, combined with the possibilities of Accenture Song, was too exciting to pass up. No other agency has what they have, and as marketing shifts, the chance to make creativity a genuine... Read More