Trading Places: this week's people moves

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO appoints two executive creative directors and Selfridges' top marketer Richard Taylor leaves the retailer, in this week's roundup of people moves across advertising, marketing media and PR.

AMV BBDO: Paul Brazier, Adrian Rossi and Alex Grieve
AMV BBDO: Paul Brazier, Adrian Rossi and Alex Grieve

Advertising

Jon Wilkins, a co-founder and the chairman of Naked Communications, has resigned from the agency. (北京赛车pk10)

TBCH, the Omnicom-owned digital and direct marketing agency, has named Emma Rush as its chief executive. (北京赛车pk10)

Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO has promoted the creative partners Alex Grieve and Adrian Rossi to executive creative directors. The existing ECD, Paul Brazier, will become the chief creative officer and chairman. (北京赛车pk10)

VCCP has bolstered its ranks in London by hiring creative directors Ferran Lopez and Marcus Woolcott. (北京赛车pk10)

Marketing

Selfridges' marketing chief Richard Taylor, who led the luxury retailer's bid to entice a broader range of consumers through its doors, has left to "pursue a new venture". ()

Media

Seb Royce, the former Isobar creative chief, has joined Rockabox, the video content and distribution company, in the new role of chief creative officer, as part of an expanded senior team that will include former AOL executive Steve Filler. ()

PR

Direct Line Group head of media campaigns Matt Owen has joined Burson-Marsteller, replacing Philippe Pendaries as chair of the agency's consumer practice. ()

Lexis has hired Timebased’s Rachel Froggatt to become its first head of experiential. ()

Vanguard Asset Management has hired Caroline Hancock from rival Blackrock as head of PR for Europe. ()

Daniel O’Connor has been promoted to head of press and information at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). ()

Paul Latham has been appointed to lead comms and strategy for the new competition watchdog created by the merger of the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission. ()

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has hired Brian Akre for the new position of director of executive comms, based in Amsterdam. ()

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