Advertising
Chris Clarke, the global chief executive of SapientNitro, is moving from New York to take charge of the London office of the recently merged agency. (±±¾©Èü³µpk10)
Publicis Groupe has promoted to chief creative officer at Publicis Worldwide, a new role at the ad agency. ()
, the former B&Q marketing director, has resigned from ad agency Fallon London without a job to go to. ()
Iris has hired , managing director of Rapp China, as regional CEO for China as the agency seeks to boost its presence in Asia. ()
Integrated agency Kindred has hired Red Bee Media's as creative director. ()
Digital
The Internet Advertising Bureau has appointed Publicis Modem's chief strategy officer as chair of its social media council. ()
Aegis Media's Carat has appointed as head of search, replacing Greg Shickle, who is leaving. ()
BBC News has appointed as its first social media editor. ()
Digital agency Think has appointed ECM Consulting's as its new managing director. ()
Clash-Media has appointed , former UK managing director of eSearchVision, as UK sales director. ()
Marketing
has left her position as global, retail and commercial banking (GRCB) and Barclaycard chief marketing officer with immediate effect. ()
Marks & Spencer Group has announced the appointment of , the chief executive of Morrisons, as its new chief executive. ()
, interim marketing director at London 2012, has been appointed to the newly created role of brand and marketing director. ()
Steve Forde, UK managing director of Cossette agency Rocket XL, has returned to Channel 4 to head up digital marketing for the broadcaster. (Marketing)
Media
ITV has appointed former Asda chief executive and Conservative MP as its new chairman. ()
IPC Ignite managing director will leave the company at the end of December, after nine years with the publisher, as part of a restructure. ()
Condé Nast has appointed , launch publisher of Wired magazine, as publisher of its Digital Britain division. ()
The Newspaper Publishers Association, the trade body for national newspapers, has made , managing director of News International Commercial, chairman of its commercial arm, the Newspaper Marketing Agency. ()
Independent News & Media has appointed Vincent Crowley, chief executive of its Irish operation, as its new group-wide chief operating officer. (Media Week)