Long-time Chicago creative director/art director Noel Haan has joined BBDO Proximity Minneapolis as executive creative director. Haan was most recently a group creative director at Ogilvy & Mather in Chicago. He assumes his new position this week.
Haan brings more than 20 years’ experience to his new position, with stints at Leo Burnett, Energy BBDO and, most recently, Ogilvy & Mather in Chicago. He boasts a broad range of client experience, working with clients and brands like SC Johnson, Bayer, Altoids, Jim Beam, Starbucks, Reebok and more. Among the famous campaigns Haan is associated with: “Curiously Strong” for Altoids and “Guys never change” for Jim Beam.
“Our agency in Minneapolis has grown considerably and now handles clients in more categories, with different creative needs. Noel is someone who can help lead our agency forward,” said David Lubars, chairman and chief creative officer, BBDO North America. “In addition to being a talented, award-winning creative director, with Lions, Pencils, Kellys and more to show, Noel has built and managed creative teams. He inspires and motivates and he’ll bring a fresh perspective to all of our Minneapolis clients.”
In the past year, BBDO Minneapolis has added significant new business assignments including Skippy Peanut Butter, the MN Health Insurance Exchange and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. These are in addition to existing clients such as Hormel and Schwan’s Home Service, among others.
“I am very excited to be reunited with David Lubars and to be coming back to a BBDO agency with so much positive momentum. BBDO Minneapolis has been around for 80 years. It’s my job to make the next decade just as memorable,” said Haan.
Supreme Court Allows Multibillion-Dollar Class Action Lawsuit To Proceed Against Meta
The Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors' lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta, stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
The justices heard arguments in November in Meta's bid to shut down the lawsuit. On Friday, they decided that they were wrong to take up the case in the first place.
The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.
Investors allege that Meta did not fully disclose the risks that Facebook users' personal information would be misused by Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump 's first successful Republican presidential campaign in 2016.
Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.
Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.
Meta already has paid a $5.1 billion fine and reached a $725 million privacy settlement with users.
Cambridge Analytica had ties to Trump political strategist Steve Bannon. It had paid a Facebook app developer for access to the personal information of about 87 million Facebook users. That data was then used to target U.S. voters during the 2016 campaign.
The lawsuit is one of two high court cases involving class-action lawsuits against tech companies. The justices also are wrestling with whether to shut down a class action against Nvidia.... Read More