Britt Nolan is returning to Leo Burnett as President and Chief Creative Officer in the fall of 2021. His remit will include both creative leadership and corporate responsibilities managing the network's home office in Chicago.  Nolan will report to Andrew Swinand, CEO Leo Burnett Group and Publicis Groupe Creative U.S. He’ll also work with Chaka Sobhani, Global Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide.  Nolan returns to Leo Burnett Chicago following a stint as North American Chief Creative Officer at DDB. During his previous decade with Burnett, Nolan's work garnered more than 50 Cannes Lions among other awards.  

VaynerMedia has appointed Eric Jacobs as the agency's first Chief Innovation Officer. He will spearhead VaynerMedia's innovation and technology services.

Horizon Media has promoted Phil Mitchell to executive vice president, managing partner.   Mitchell, a nearly 30-year industry veteran, joined Horizon Media in 2012 as a senior vice president with a focus on business performance and innovating how to plan, measure, and optimize digital media.  In this new role, Mitchell will oversee the development of financial services clients as well as building new client relationships, strategic leadership, and team development.  “Phil was an early adopter to what was the nascent world of digital marketing and quickly developed a passion for growing the adoption of digital media in …

Laugh Out Loud, the multi-platform comedy brand founded by Kevin Hart, has hired industry veterans, Folayo Lasaki and Stephen Loguidice as head of marketing and communications and head of partnerships and advertising respectively.  Lasaki wlll oversee brand, content, and social media marketing as well as communications and strategic marketing partnerships across the LOL Network.  Previously Folayo served  as Principal and Founder of boutique marketing firm, Striped Elephant.  Loguidice previously ran his own consulting company and earlier was senior vice president, global brand development at BuzzFeed.