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Advertising

WCRS&Co has parted company with its creative directors Yan Elliott and Luke Williamson. The pair are leaving the agency without a job to go to, in what WCRS&Co is describing as an "amicable split". (±±¾©Èü³µpk10)

CHI & Partners, together with its sister agency MCHI, is launching a full-service social media offering called The Social Practice. It will be run by Steve Parker, who joins the agency from the global PR company Cohn & Wolfe, and Patricia McDonald, the head of digital strategy at CHI. (±±¾©Èü³µpk10)

Omnicom Media Group has promoted Ella d'Amato to the role of managing director of its Drum division. Her appointment follows Mark Eaves' departure to launch the start-up Gravity Road with Mark Boyd, the head of content at Bartle Bogle Hegarty. (±±¾©Èü³µpk10)

Addiction London, part of the Addiction Worldwide boutique media group, has hired Justin Clouder as its planning director. Clouder has previously worked for agencies including M&C Saatchi, AMV BBDO and St Lukes. (±±¾©Èü³µpk10)

Marketing

London & Partners, the promotional agency for the UK's capital, has appointed Gordon Innes as its chief executive. Innes will take up his role in the summer, leading the new agency in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He replaces Danny Lopez, the group director for business support and promotion at the London Development Agency, who has acted as the interim chief executive for London & Partners, since it launched on 1 April. ()

Google has hired Lucas Watson, digital marketing executive at Procter & Gamble, as vice-president, sales and marketing for YouTube and video. The appointment marks a coup for Google, as Watson is rated P&G's top digital executive. ()

Virgin Holidays has appointed Sam Otter, the head of direct marketing at O2, as head of loyalty and customer insight. Joining on 20 June, Otter will report directly to Andrew Shelton, marketing director at Virgin Holidays. She will be responsible for growing the holiday operator's retention strategy, in line with consumer and market trends. ()

Howard Brown, the Halifax employee who enjoyed fame in DLKW's singing and dancing ads over the past decade, has left the bank, supposedly after being told he would not be appearing in any future advertising. (±±¾©Èü³µpk10)

Media

Steve Gatfield, the former Lowe Worldwide chief executive, is joining Naked Communications as its global co-chairman. Based in New York, Gatfield will work alongside Naked founder Jon Wilkins, who also becomes co-chairman across Naked’s network of 14 agencies. (±±¾©Èü³µpk10)

ITV branded entertainment and digital sales director Gary Knight is to take the newly created role of commercial content director. His remit will include work with the newly formed client activation team. He will report to Simon Daglish director of multiplatform and partnerships. ()

Condé Nast has promoted Vanessa Kingori to the newly created position of associate publisher fashion of monthly men's glossy GQ, and publisher of bi-annual spin-off GQ Style. ()

Omnicom's M2M International has poached UM's global managing partner Elyse Hoelzer to lead its international business, replacing Peter Thomson, who left the agency earlier this month. Hoelzer will assume much of the duties of Thomson, although her exact title has yet to be confirmed. ()

Guy North, a former BBC marketer, has been appointed to the new role of marketing communications director at Freeview, the free digital terrestrial TV service, replacing Sue Leach who has resigned to spend more time with her family. ()

Admedia, the washroom outdoor media specialist, has appointed contract media company Ink Publishing's Terry Arnold to the position of client sales manager, replacing Peter White. ()

Cheryl Cole has been axed from the US version of 'The X Factor', clearing a path for the programme's presenter and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger to take her place. ()