D&AD (Design & Art Direction), the London-based trade group for design and commercial creativity, announced Nils Leonard as its new President, succeeding Lisa Smith.    Before co-founding Uncommon Creative Studio, Leonard was Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Grey London.    Among other efforts, Uncommon is known for its rebranding and launching EA Sports FC, and creating the UK’s well regarded mental health …

The new hire will focus on two key accounts: Alcon and Mars.

He is only the third Chief Creative Officer in the agency's 33-year history. He replaces Andy Hirsch, who retired at the end of 2024 after more than 25 years with the agency.

S4 Capital has appointed Nirvik Singh to the new role of CEO EMEA Marketing Services at its agency Monks.   He spent more than three decades at WPP’s Grey Advertising, most recently as COO, Grey Global. Prior to that he was Chairman and CEO of Grey Group Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa.  He left Grey in 2025 and joined the S4 …

Barbarian today announced the appointment of Patty Quintero as executive director of growth & marketing.   In June the agency launched its Adaptive Brand Solutions platform which blends AI-led commerce experiences, generative interfaces and workflow systems. The Cheil-owned agency said Quintero will build on that momentum by redesigning Barbarian's growth organization to better identify client needs and connect them with the agency’s evolving capabilities.  <p class="Paragraph SCXW167623190 BCX0" …

Santiago Cortes most recently served as Chief Commerce & Growth Officer at VML Mexico.

Cumiskey is charged with strengthening the organization's global presence.

Dallas-based marketing agency Thunderly, a specialist in franchise marketing, has hired Carlos Cortinas as Chief Strategy Officer. The role is new.  He previously served as creative director at Dallas area agencies Transmission and MindHandle.  

Production company and creative studio Los York has appointed Lisa Zakroff as partner and chief client officer. The role is new and she is based in Seattle. Zakroff will lead client partnerships across the company working alongside its strategy, creative, design and production teams.  She brings 20 years of experience leading relationships with brands including Volkswagen, Target, Nintendo, Alaska Airlines, …

Based in Toronto, Menezes reports to COO Sanjeev Gosain.