Atlanta-headquartered agency Ammunition has hired Alex Russell as chief creative officer, while Ankur Goel joins as chief operating officer. Russell’s extensive experience includes notable campaigns for Volkswagen, leading the global rebranding of Intel, and co-leading campaigns for AT&T. Russell joins Ammunition after serving as the former executive creative director at KO:OP, Coca-Cola’s in-house agency, chief creative officer at Genexa, and SVP creative director for BBDO Worldwide. Before joining Ammunition, Goel served as chief commercial officer for Lawn and Garden LLC over the Gilmour, Nelson, and Jobes brands. Prior to that, he spent seven years in key positions at Samsung Electronics Americas, where most recently he served as VP/GM of sales and marketing in Samsung’s Digital Appliance business. Before Samsung, Goel spent 12 years in management consulting with stops at Gartner, PwC, and Capgemini, where he led global teams building brands like Mattel, Avis, Coca-Cola, ExxonMobil, HP, Honda, and Goodyear. Both Russell and Goel officially start on January 2, 2024…
Havas has acquired Klareco Communications–Singapore homegrown agency and a leading corporate, financial and strategic communications consultancy in Southeast Asia–to strengthen its global strategic communications advisory arm, H/Advisors, in Asia-Pacific. The addition of Klareco Communications represents an important next step in H/Advisors’ strategic growth plan. Upon closing of the deal, Klareco Communications will be renamed H/Advisors Klareco. The agency is a trusted advisor to world-leading multinationals and Asia-headquartered companies, known for its award-winning work across the full spectrum of communications from protecting and elevating corporate reputations, advising on some of Singapore’s largest financial transactions and tackling the most complex business challenges such as cyber-attacks. H/Advisors Klareco and its senior management team will take on a significant role within the strategic advisory network. The local leadership includes CEO and co-founder Ang Shih-Huei, and managing director and co-founder Mark Worthington who will join the Asia board to help direct and lead the expansion of H/Advisors in Asia-Pacific….
