TANK Worldwide, a global healthcare communications and creative agency with offices in Montréal, Toronto, New York and London, has assembled a leadership team to take the WPP-owned company into the future as it celebrates its 15th anniversary.
TANK WW has grown to a staff of 350 people and services major healthcare brands including Pfizer, Abbott, GSK, Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson. In the last year alone, the agency has won accounts including Moderna’s COVID Vaccine and Danaher’s Cepheid PCR testing platform. Having experienced double-digit revenue increases for five straight years, TANK’s work can now be seen in over 50 markets around the world. Its award-winning creative product includes campaigns for some of the leading healthcare companies, including GSK, Pfizer and BMS.
As TANK marks the 5th anniversary of its acquisition by WPP’s Grey Group, it is announcing five executive promotions and one external hire that will form the new executive leadership team effective immediately.
- Mylene Savoie has been named chief operating officer from SVP, managing director, Borderless
- Thomas Lecordier has been named chief commercial officer from SVP, managing director, Health
- Florian Schedler has been named chief strategy officer from SVP, managing director, Planning
- Jill Mastroianni has been named chief marketing officer from SVP group account director
- Annick Desy has been named acting chief talent officer from strategic advisor, Talent and Org Development
- Nicole Lupke has been named general manager TANK/Grey Toronto from SVP, managing director at Grey
CEO Marc Lanouette, chief financial officer Patrice Landry and chief creative officer Marty Martinez will retain their current roles.
“Each member of the new executive team has pushed the boundaries of health and wellness advertising, innovated ways of working, built strong relationships with our employees, WPP colleagues and clients and are passionate and accomplished advocates for diversity, equity and inclusion,” commented CEO Lanouette during an all-staff town hall, as he also thanked employees for their accomplishments and ingenuity throughout the pandemic.
“Scandal” cast will reunite for online script reading for hurricane relief in western North Carolina
The cast of ABC's hit political drama "Scandal" may need to brush up on their snappy, speedy delivery known as "Scandal-pace," because they're reuniting for a good cause. Its stars including Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn and Bellamy Young will take part in a live virtual script reading on Nov. 17 to raise money for hurricane relief in western North Carolina.
Beginning Friday, fans can go online and donate to reserve a spot for the online reading. Proceeds will benefit United Way of North Carolina. Everyone who donates will be able to take part in a virtual pre-event with the cast and Shonda Rhimes will give an introduction.
Additional guest stars will also be announced. The online fundraising platform Prizeo is also holding a contest where one person who donates online via their site will be selected to read a role from the script with the actors. The winner should not worry about the "Scandal"-pace, assured Young over Zoom.
"Whomever the lucky reader is can read at whatever pace they want," she said.
Young, who played Mellie Young, the first lady and later Republican presidential nominee on "Scandal," was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. She came up with the idea for the effort with a friend and took it to her fellow "Scandal" actors, who all jumped on board. Young said this is the first script reading the cast has all done together since the show ended after seven seasons in 2018.
Which episode they will be reading has not been announced yet.
Young said it's "been devastating" to see so many parts of her hometown badly damaged by Hurricane Helene, which ravaged western North Carolina one month ago.
To research the best use for donations, Young spoke with numerous political leaders, including North... Read More