Lyndsey Corona has joined McCann New York as chief growth officer with a focus on new business. Corona was most recently director of business development at The&Partnership, where she led brand development and prospecting strategy for new business.
“Lyndsey has a proven track record of delivering growth and driving new business success,” said Chris Macdonald, president, McCann NY. “She is a critical addition to our NY team.”
Corona joins McCann at a time of recognition for its creative on behalf of such clients as the U.S. Postal Service, General Mills’ Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal and Office Depot/Office Max. McCann also won eight Effie Awards and advanced 12 spots to be ranked 4th overall in North America in the Effie Index. Over the last few years, the New York agency also added major new clients (e.g., New York State Lottery, Reckitt Benckiser, Choice Hotels, Office Depot/Office Max, MGM Resorts, State Street Advisors); grew organically with additional assignments from existing clients such as Verizon (added Verizon Wireless to its FiOS account), Nestlé (Nespresso), and MasterCard. In addition to General Mills, MasterCard, RB, and Nestlé, the NY agency also works on the network’s global Microsoft and L’Oréal businesses.
Corona said, “It’s rare to find a group of such exceptional talent aligned behind the same company vision. Yet, that’s exactly what’s happening at McCann NY.”
Corona previously served as business director at JWT and global brand leader at TBWAChiatDay, where she developed cross-platform campaign strategies, new business strategy and award-winning creative work. Earlier in her career, Corona worked on the Microsoft account in her roles as management supervisor at twofifteenmccann and account supervisor at McCann.
Director Christophe Ruggia Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault In France’s First Big #MeToo Trial
A Paris court found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor Adèle Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s, in the country's first big #MeToo trial.
Filmmaker Christophe Ruggia was sentenced Monday to two years under house arrest with an electronic bracelet plus a two-year suspended sentence. Ruggia had denied any wrongdoing.
Haenel, now 35, was the first top actor in France to accuse the film industry of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse after the #MeToo movement broke out. In 2019, she accused Ruggia of having repeatedly touched her inappropriately during and after filming of the movie "Les Diables," or "The Devils," in the early 2000s.
Haenel appeared relieved, breathing deeply, as Monday's verdict was being released. She was applauded by some women's rights activists as she left the courtroom.
The court ruled that Ruggia "took advantage of the dominant position" he had on Haenel at the time. "During quasi-weekly meetings at your home for over three years you had sexualized gestures and attitudes," as Haenel was "gradually isolated" from her loved ones, the court said in a statement.
Ruggia's lawyer said her client would appeal.
He "maintains that he has never touched Adèle Haenel," the lawyer, Fanny Colin, said. "Sentenced in these conditions and on the sole basis of her words seems to us not only unjustified but dangerous."
Haenel, star of the 2019 Cannes entry "Portrait of a Lady on Fire," has in recent years vocally protested what she's called an insufficient response to sexual abuse in French filmmaking.
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