Jim Radosevic, president of Y&R New York, and Tony Granger, global chief creative officer of Y&R, announced that Leslie Sims has been named chief creative officer of Y&R New York. She succeeds Jim Elliott, who has been CCO for the past three years and is moving on to become the newly created post of global CCO at Arnold Worldwide.
Sims will drive the creative vision of Y&R NY, leading creative teams for clients including Land Rover, Dell, Campbell’s Soup Company, Xerox, Special Olympics and Partnership for a Healthier America. She is schedule to begin at Y&R NY in February.
Sims’ appointment completes a reset of the New York leadership team since Radosevic stepped up to the agency presidency last May. This past September, Dick de Lange came on board as the chief strategy officer from R/GA.
Sims joins Y&R from McCann Erickson, where she has spent the past 15 years working on a broad range of brands, including USPS, Nature Valley and other General Mills brands, Avis, Staples, Nestle Waters, Weight Watchers and MasterCard. She invented the Easy button for Staples and led the team that created the virtual hiking trails platform for U.S. national parks on behalf of Nature Valley.
Her work has won awards at Cannes, the Clios, the Webbys, the ADC, the One Show, the ANDYs, the ADDYs, LIA, Communications Arts, as well as a Jay Chiat Creative Technology Gold. In 2014, she served on the Press Jury at Cannes, the One Show Advertising Jury and the Clios’ Branded Entertainment and Content Jury.
Object & Animal Signs Director Alana O’Herlihy To Its Global Roster
Object & Animal has added multidisciplinary artist, photographer and director Alana O’Herlihy to its roster for exclusive worldwide representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos. This marks the first production house representation for O’Herlihy. Her portfolio encompasses a wide range of visual artistry, from directing films and music videos to creating photographic stills. Known for a unique blend of analog and digital mediums, O’Herlihy’s work includes leading brands and top-tier magazines, where her vision consistently sparks conversation and brings heightened visibility to her subjects. Her glamorous, campy style pushes the boundaries of conventional artistry. Among her notable directorial credits is the Miley Cyrus music video “Prisoner” featuring Dua Lipa. “Alana’s ability to seamlessly merge old mediums with cutting-edge processes is a testament to her boundless creativity,” said Emi Stewart, executive producer at Object & Animal. “Her work challenges conventions while celebrating the visual grandeur of both past and present.” Object & Animal maintains offices in London, Los Angeles and New York. Read More