Saatchi & Saatchi has elevated executive creative director Fabio Costa from his role in Los Angeles to lead creative strategy in the Seattle office alongside managing director and global client lead, Noopur Shukla, and EVP, head of strategy, Dan Neumann.
Over the past six years, Costa helped lead award-winning work at Saatchi for Toyota’s global Olympics footprint and the Expedia business. Recognized as a creative visionary, mentor and creative leader, Costa has worked on brands like Adidas, P&G, Netflix, Ray-Ban, Disney, The Grammys, Expedia and Louis Vuitton.
“With this appointment, we are thrilled to see Fabio grow within the Saatchi family and build on his track record of delivering ideas that make a big impact for our clients,” said Chuck Maguy, CEO at Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles and Dallas. “I have no doubt that under the leadership of Noopur, Daniel and Fabio, the Seattle team will continue the Saatchi legacy of ‘Nothing Is Impossible,’ creating compelling and meaningful work against their brands’ challenges.”
Gary Oldman’s Series “Slow Horses” Trots For Several Seasons Before Getting Some Emmy Love
Jackson Lamb is an Englishman who solves mysteries, but he's not your typically elegant, charming type. One clue is that he often passes gas, rather loudly.
Lamb — portrayed by Gary Oldman — is the beating heart of Apple TV+'s "Slow Horses," a critical darling that seems to have gained traction in the U.S. only lately, now in its fourth season. Ignored at the Emmys for two seasons, it goes into Sunday's telecast with nine nominations, including for best drama series.
"I think it's been a slow burn," says Oldman, who earned an Emmy nod for his Lamb. "More people are now coming up to me and saying, 'I really like the show.' I've become that guy on TV, which I kind of like, actually."
Lamb is the comically unpleasant leader of a band of dejected British spies nicknamed the "Slow Horses" because they work at lowly Slough House, far from the gleaming center of power in London. They've messed up their careers in a variety of ways, including botching surveillance operations, gambling addictions or leaving a top secret file on a train.
Lamb's hair is unkempt and greasy. He wears a ratty, dirty raincoat and his stocking feet are forever up on his desk. He smokes too much, drinks scotch on the job, is violently un-politically correct and is blunt to the point of rude. His voice mail says: "This is Lamb. If I didn't answer it's because I don't want to speak to you."
He's also fiercely loyal to his team and is the sharpest — if the most unclean — knife in the drawer. He can tell from just a footprint the person's salary and is at least three steps ahead of anyone else. He refuses to follow rules — a petulant middle finger to the establishment.
"If there's a sign that says 'No smoking,' Lamb will smoke," says Oldman. "He's... Read More