Executive creative director Iain Tait, chief strategy officer Paul Colman and deputy managing director Helen Andrews are joining what the agency is calling Wieden & Kennedy Stakeholders.
The expansion comes as the agency looks forward to its 35th anniversary in 2017 and was announced by global president David Luhr and global chief creative officer Colleen DeCourcy in a .
They wrote: "Our mission is to build a strong second-generation company. It’s a sticky baton that we’re passing. Hopefully that tension will push us further together than we ever considered possible."
The full list of new partners:
Chief financial officer, Claudia Valderrama
Director of emerging markets, Karrelle Dixon
London executive creative director, Iain Tait
London chief strategy officer, Paul Colman
London deputy managing director, Helen Andrews
New York managing director, Neal Arthur
New York executive creative director, Karl Lieberman
Portland executive creative director, Joe Staples
Portland director of strategic planning, David Terry
Nike global creative director, Alberto Ponte
Nike global communications director, Daniel Sheniak
Portland group account director/director of publishing, Jessica Monsey
Sao Paulo managing director, Andre Gustavo
Amsterdam executive creative director, Eric Quennoy
Amsterdam executive creative director, Mark Bernath
The new partners will join these nine members of the Wieden & Kennedy stakeholder group:
Founder, global chairman, Dan Wieden
Global president, Dave Luhr
Global chief creative officer, Colleen DeCourcy
Global executive creative director of emerging markets, Kim Papworth
London managing director, Neil Christie
London executive creative director, Tony Davidson
London executive creative director, Susan Hoffman
Portland managing director, Tom Blessington
Portland executive creative director, Mark Fitzloff
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