Wettstein, Karanikolas join as creative directors; Abbott, Orser as associate CDs; Perez de Gracia as art director and Romeu as writer
Crispin Porter + Bogusky (CP+B) has made six hires in its Miami creative department: creative directors Tim Wettstein and Kostas Karanikolas, associate creative directors Rick Abbott and Matt Orser, art director Eli Perez de Gracia, and copywriter Elena Romeu.
Wettstein comes over from JWT where he was group creative director overseeing clients such as Jiffy Lube, Pennzoil, FEMA, Scana Energy and US Virgin Islands. Prior to that, he was as an associate creative director at BBDO, where he produced integrated campaigns for clients like AT&T, Gillette, PETA and Autism Speaks. His work has been awarded at the AICP Next Awards, Cannes, The Clio Awards, D&AD, LIAA, One Show and Effie Awards.
Karanikolas joins CP+B from a freelancing gig at BBDO, where for more than a year he served as a digital creative director on the P&G/Gillette global account, and led the K.I.S.S. and The City Is Your Gym campaigns.
Abbott had been at RP& (a division of RPA) in LA where he was a sr. writer. Prior to that, he spent time at Sapient Nitro, JWT and BBDO, working on clients like M&M’s, Jet Blue, Smirnoff, AT&T, Pepsi, Visa, Macy’s, Fiat, Dodge, Chrysler, vitaminwater and Acura.
Orser joins CP+B from RPA where he was associate creative director on Farmers and Acura. Prior to that, he freelanced for more than three years at various shops including BBDO and 180LA. He also held long stints at La Comunidad, working on MTV, VH1 and Volkswagen; Carmichael Lynch, working on Harley Davidson, Porsche and Rapala; and Leo Burnett, where his work on the Tampax account resulted in a Gold Lion at Cannes.
Perez de Gracia is a former creative intern at CP+B, returning to the agency after a two and a half year stint at Mullen where she worked on Google, Zappos, Jetblue, Panera Bread, Planet Fitness and Nook Color.
Romeu also comes to CP+B from Mullen, where she spent three years working on JetBlue, Zappos.com, Google Play, Google Apps for Small Business, Grain Foods Foundation and Benjamin Moore.
Executive creative director Bob Winter heads CP+B’s creative department in Miami.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer โ but not the trigger โ and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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