BUNTIN has hired Chris McMahon as sr. creative lead/copywriter and Graham Greene as sr. creative lead/art director. McMahon and Greene come to the Nashville-based agency from Detroit and Los Angeles, respectively. At their new roost, they will partner on award-winning accounts such as SERVPRO and CFP Board.
Hailing from Campbell Ewald, Detroit where he served as a creative director, McMahon headed up social and innovation work on a wide array of clients, guiding social accounts throughout the agency.
Greene held roles in L.A. such as associate creative director for agencies like VML on accounts including Lululemon, Microsoft, Intel, and Driscoll’s.
BUNTIN EVP/managing partner and chief creative officer Dave Damman said, “Attracting creative talent from top markets is something BUNTIN has always strived for and we are excited to welcome both Chris and Graham to Nashville and our agency. Creative teams such as this one are the lifeblood of our efforts to be the first to do something, not the second.”
Ubisoft shares jump following reports of Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyout
Shares of Ubisoft jumped more than 30% Friday, following reports that Tencent and the Guillemot family are considering a buyout of the video game maker.
Bloomberg news reported that Tencent and Guillemot family — minority stakeholders in Ubisoft — have been discussing ways to stabilize the company after it lost more than half its market value this year. Shares surged 33.5% to about $15.57 Friday, according to FactSet.
Ubisoft declined to comment. Tencent did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
France-based Ubisoft is the publisher behind the well-known franchise "Assassin's Creed." Ubisoft's shares fell last month to their lowest point in more than a decade after its latest title "Star Wars Outlaws" underperformed and the company announced that it would delay the latest "Assassin's Creed" game.
Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft's CEO, said in a statement last week that the company's "second quarter performance fell short of our expectations."
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