Fabio Costa, formerly a creative director at Ogilvy Paris, has come aboard The Martin Agency in Richmond as sr. VP/creative director. At his new roost, he will focus primarily on digital creative work.
As creative director for Ogilvy, Paris, Costa was responsible for the Louis Vuitton and Perrier work. Before Ogilvy, he was a creative director at Cutwater in San Francisco where he worked on brands including Ubisoft, Ray Ban, Disney and Motorola.
Costa began his career in Brazil, where he worked for Young & Rubicam, Talent, and Almap BBDO. While at Almap BBDO, he helped the agency create its interactive department. Under his direction, the agency earned numerous awards including an Interactive Grand Prix at the London International Awards and a Gold Cyber Lion at Cannes.
Clients at The Martin Agency include BFGoodrich, Discover Financial, Expedia, GEICO, Hanes, Manpower, Morgan Stanley, PING, Pizza Hut, Sun Life Financial, Tylenol, the American Cancer Society, USTA, Walmart and ESPN3.co
Britt Nolan Named CCO For McCann Worldgroup, North America
Britt Nolan has been hired as chief creative officer at McCann Worldgroup, North America. He will report to Javier Campopiano, global chief creative officer of McCann Worldgroup and McCann.
Nolan will work directly with the network’s creative leadership in the U.S. and Canada to lead the development of ideas that solve clients’ business challenges, guided by the creativity of the network’s founding philosophy of “Truth Well Told.” Key to this effort will be fostering collaboration across capabilities and agencies, leveraging the network’s talent and expertise in strategy, design, commerce, branding and production to bring its best-in-class offerings to bear for each client.
“Britt is without a doubt a leader and a point of reference for excellence in our industry,” said Campopiano. “He has led some of North America’s very best work in recent years with incredible range--creating eye-catching, smart, authentic, and funny ways of connecting brands with people. He has a rare track record of success across both creative and business, with a unique understanding of how they power each other. And most importantly, we share a common belief that brand-building is right now more important than it ever was, and the only way to do it is through radical creativity based on human truths. He embodies the very essence of our Truth Well Told philosophy.”
Most recently president and chief creative officer of Leo Burnett Chicago, Nolan comes to McCann Worldgroup with a track record of creative achievement and business impact, both for his clients and the agencies at which he’s worked. Over the years, his work has won Grand Prix or Best in Show at every major international award show, including over 50 Cannes Lions, as well as recognition... Read More