Director Kip Hewitt has joined hybrid production company The Famous Group. He comes aboard a directorial roster that includes 2011 Doritos’ “Crash the Super Bowl” winner Tynesha Williams, Scott Toepfer and G-Roll. Hewitt’s credits include such clients as Oakley, Toshiba, Sony, Net 10, Mercedes-Benz, Xbox, Mitsubishi, Nokia, Goodwill and Bosch….Brand engagement firm Sullivan has hired Jennifer Meyers as principal, executive director of strategy. This newly added position entails building and managing client relationships including oversight and accountability for all strategic and creative work developed on their behalf. Meyers joins Sullivan from R/GA, where she served as a group director of brand development. Prior to that, Meyers served as the head of program management at Interbrand and as a client director at iXL (now Razorfish). Over the course of her career, Meyers has worked on a wide range of notable clients, including Tyco, John Deere, Ingersoll Rand, Google, IBM, Bank of America, Chase, AARP, Ally Bank, and Feeding America….
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