People on the move: Marc Weinstock dismissed from Sony, Thiago de Moraes joins Droga5 Europe, and TBWA\London brings in Paul Weinberger
This week Sony moved to ditch its chief marketing officer, Marc Weinstock, following a series of box office disappointments over the summer. Although no replacement for Weinstock has yet been lined up Sony’s digital marketing head Dwight Caines is being touted as a possible successor.
Thiago de Moraes has joined Droga5 Europe from Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, taking on the role of executive creative director.
M&C Saatchi has brought in Mark Sinnock as chief strategy officer. Sinnock previously served as chief strategy officer at Bates CHI & Partners.
MEC has appointed MoneySupermarket’s former head of SEO and social media, Ben McKay, as managing director of organic performance.
Starcom, a division of the Starcom MediaVest Group, announced two senior appointments; Eva Powell has been brought in as head of strategy while Sabino Petruccelli has joined the agency as head of performance marketing.
Just Eat, the online takeaway ordering service, promoted Lucy Milne to become its first UK marketing director. In her new role, Milne will oversee an enlarged marketing team including a UK brand manager, a UK digital manager and a replacement head of trade marketing.
LinkedIn has announced the appointment of Penry Price, formerly of Google, as vice president of global sales for marketing solutions.
Tim Duncan, the current head of PR at Seymourpowell, announced his departure from the firm to set up his own PR consultancy.
Maxus, the media agency network that is part of GroupM, has appointed Neil Stewart to the newly created global role of chief client officer.
Former TBWA creative director Andrew Charles has been appointed head of art by creative agency Anthem.
Code Worldwide, Omnicom’s creative technology agency, has appointed Sean Rosenberg as global head of mobile.
Paul Weinberger has joined TBWA\London to work on Lidl’s creative account. Weinberger has held top level roles at Lowe London and founded The Red Brick Road.
Stereo Creative has announced the appointment of former Ogilvy One exec Chris Hare as joint managing director.
Clark Kokich, the chairman of Razorfish, has announced his departure from the digital marketing agency to take on the role of chief strategy officer at mobile advertising company, Marchex.
Digital Cinema Media has appointed former Aegis Media global brands CEO Nigel Sharrocks as non-executive chairman.
JPA Design has announced the appointment of Ben Orson as managing director of its London office.
Bill Borrelle, who suddenly left as CEO of McGarry Bowen in New York last month, is joining Pitney Bowes as senior VP-brand strategy and integrated marketing communications.
WPP’s Cole & Weber United has appointed Elizabeth Rowny as managing director and partner as it looks to drive growth strategies for its clients including Washington’s Lottery, International Olympic Committee, Michele Wine Estates, Trident Seafood and SightLife.