People on the move: Big changes at the top for Publicis Worldwide, new comms chief for BMF and revolving doors at Havas

Australian Film and TV director Scott Pickett is joining Über Content. He has previously directed campaigns for McDonalds, Skittles, and Coco-Cola.

Steven Bennett Day has joined Havas as its European digital creative director. He joins the company from Draft FCB and will replace incumbent Nigel Clifton.

TBCH has announced two appointments to its management team, with Shona Forster taking on the role of head of planning and Louise Morgan joining the agency’s management team and board.

Eloise Smith has joined Profero London, moving from her role at Havas. She joins as executive creative director working on brands including M&S and Revlon.

FullSix Group has named Hugh Baillie, former UK CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, as CEO of digital marketing agency Grand Union in the UK. Baillie left Ogilvy & Mather after two-and-a-half years having previously held roles at Grey London and Saatchi and Saatchi.

Lisa Bowcott has joined Saatchi & Saatchi from Havas London. She takes up the role of head of planning.

Sainsbury’s Bank has appointed White & Mackay marketer Cara Chambers to the new role of head of customer and brand for Sainsbury’s Bank. Chambers took up the new position last week.

Kinetic UK has brought in Martyn Stokes as its chief strategy officer, a new role for the company. He assumes his duties in February.

Imagination has hired Matthew Maxwell as digital creative director, tasking him with developing work for clients including Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. He has joined the agency from Sponge.

MWW, one of the top five independent PR agencies in the United States, has appointed Simon Gentry as director of its new London office. He joins from Good Relations.

Nice Agency has today announced its appointment of PayPal's Tim McEvilly as experience design director, following a series of client wins for the agency including Freesat and Channel 5.

JWT Asia Pacific has appointed Josie Brown to its newly created role of APAC digital director, moving from her current role as digital director for Australia.

DC Thomson has poached Newsquest Herald & Evening Times head of events Alison Martin to head up its own events department.

BMF has appointed Luciana Borges to its newly created role of communications director. She joins the agency from Shackleton in Spain.

Media agency XM Gravity has appointed Nanda Ivens as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Kevin Mintaraga, who becomes its chairman.

Subhash Pinnapola, formerly of Ogilvy & Mather, JWT, Lowe and Leo Burnett, has joined TBWA\TAL Sri Lanka as its chief creative officer.

Less Rain’s head of design Daniel Whitehead has been appointed by DigitasLBi as its new design director as the marketing and technology agency looks to strengthen its creative offering

TBWA\Chiat\Day New York has appointed Kyla Jacobs as director of business development, reporting. Jacobs has joined the agency from Crispin Porter + Bogusky (London), where she was director of business development in Europe.

Initials Marketing has announced that it is growing its senior management team with the appointment of Robert Hocking as head of strategy. Hocking, whose CV includes time spent at Fitch, Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather, and The Alloy Group, will lead the agency’s strategy capability,

New Zealand’s Rapp has appointed Nicole Yeoman as art director and Lucy Morgan as copywriter.Yeoman joins from Y&R where she worked on Trade Me, Metservice and Fairfax campaigns. Morgan joins from Whybin\TBWA where she worked on campaigns for clients ANZ, Tourism New Zealand, 2degrees, Mercury Energy, Starship Children's Hospital and Nissan.

Ogilvy Common Health Asia Pacific has appointed Dr Robert Liversage as its director of scientific & editorial services in its Australia office.

Rabbit production company, with offices in Australia and the US, has appointed Alex Hay and director Abe Forsythe to its personnel. Both join as joint executive producers.

Iglo Group, which trades as Birdseye in the UK, has appointed Jerry Daykin, currently European social media marketing manager at Mondelez International and a judge for The Drum Marketing Awards 2014, as head of digital marketing.

London-based performance marketing agency Found has appointed Stephen Dart as sales director.

The Manchester office of global PR agency Weber Shandwick has appointed Liz Larvin to lead its corporate team.