Lisa Gatto Setten has been appointed head of production at JWT New York. Reporting to Mike Geiger who is president, chief integration officer of JWT North America, Setten will lead content production, and is tasked with helping to ensure the seamless integration of the production departments for the agency’s flagship office.
Setten joins JWT from BBH New York, where she served as head of broadcast production, overseeing all aspects of moving image production and in-house postproduction for the agency’s New York and Los Angeles-based clients. Some of her most notable projects are Google’s “Dear Sophie” and Chrome’s “Speed Tests,” Axe’s “Susan Glenn” and “Balls,” and Smirnoff’s “Tea Partay.” Other client experience includes Ally Bank, Baileys, British Airways, Cadillac, Johnnie Walker, Levi’s, LG, Sprite, UNICEF, Vaseline and The Weather Channel.
Prior to joining BBH, Setten was a freelance senior producer at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, working on multiple HP campaigns. Throughout her career, she has produced award-winning work for clients across a wide range of categories. Highlights include multiple Cannes Gold Lions, One Show Pencils and AICP Excellence/Campaign honors.
Gene Hackman Died Of Heart Disease; Hantavirus Claimed His Wife’s Life About One Week Prior
Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware that she was dead because he was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease, authorities revealed Friday. Both deaths were ruled to be from natural causes, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said alongside state fire and health officials at a news conference. "Mr. Hackman showed evidence of advanced Alzheimer's disease," Jarrell said. "He was in a very poor state of health. He had significant heart disease, and I think ultimately that's what resulted in his death." Authorities didn't suspect foul play after the bodies of Hackman, 95, and Betsy Arakawa, 65, were discovered Feb 26. Immediate tests for carbon monoxide poisoning were negative. Investigators found that the last known communication and activity from Arakawa was Feb. 11 when she visited a pharmacy, pet store and grocery before returning to their gated neighborhood that afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said Friday. Hackman's pacemaker last showed signs of activity a week later and that he had an abnormal heart rhythm Feb. 18, the day he likely died, Jarrell said. Although there was no reliable way to determine the date and time when both died, all signs point to their deaths coming a week apart, Jarrell said. "It's quite possible he was not aware she was deceased," Jarrell said. Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner, said he believes Hackman was severely impaired due to Alzheimer's disease and unable to deal with his wife's death in the last week of his life. "You are talking about very severe Alzheimer's disease that normal people would be in a nursing home or have a nurse, but she was taking care... Read More