Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam has brought several key players into the creative fold: Rosie Bardales from BBH London as creative director; the creative team of Selena McKenzie and Tobie Moore from Fallon London; the team of Mike Bond and Bern Hunter whose prior stops included TBWA Paris, Publicis and Mother in New York, and AMV BBDO London; and the team of Dan Maxwell and Ivan Cash who join from Venables Bell & Partners, San Francisco.
Bardales’ credits include a Cannes Grand Prix for Fox Sports (Cliff Freeman & Partners) and the resurrection of the infamous Al & Monkey for PG Tips.
McKenzie and Moore have turned out work for the likes of Tate, BBC and French Connection. Prior to Fallon, the pair was at Publicis Mojo Melbourne where they worked on Nike.
Bond and Hunter created lauded work for Guinness and the U.K. Department of Transport at AMV BBDO London.
And Maxwell and Cash earlier teamed with Goodby art director Andy Dao to create the website Deprofiler.com which brought to light unjust legislation targeting immigrants.
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam clients include Coca-Cola, Levi’s, Heineken, Electronic Arts, Nokia and ESPN.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More