Cheil London appoints former Karmarama ECD Caitlin Ryan
Cheil London has appointed former Karmarama's Caitlin Ryan as executive creative director.
Ryan, who first joined Karmarama in 2013 as group executive creative director, will oversee the creative shop's output across all clients and report to group chief executive Paul Hammersley.
Her appointment follows Karmarama's appointment of Nik Studzinski as chief creative officer, replacing the firm's founder Dave Buonaguidi who left last summer. Ryan starts the role today (14 January).
Having previously served as creative director at Proximity for 14 years, she has produced award-winning work for clients including Volkswagen, Kraft and Lloyds. While at Karmarama she was behind the high profile Coppafeel #WhatNormalFeelsLike campaign.
Commenting on Ryan's appointment, Hammersley said: “Caitlin brings an abundance of talent, energy and experience to Cheil and she understands how modern brands connect with consumers.
"She will be a powerful force in helping drive the next phase of our growth and development.”
Ryan, who speaks regularly on behalf of the industry and has been a judge at Cannes, D&AD, Campaign Bigs, Creative Circle and the DMAs added: “The Cheil network champions diversity, invention and entrepreneurialism, which makes it the perfect home for me.
"The network’s media agnostic approach is especially conducive to the best creative ideas, inspired and informed by consumers’ lives.”