- VivaKi Exchange (VX), the joint media trading arm of Starcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia, has appointed Simon Pardon, the former global chief trading officer for Aegis Media, as its first global president.
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- MEC has promoted Stuart Bowden, its managing director, and Jason Dormieux, its chief operating officer, as joint chief executives of the UK, replacing Steve Hatch.
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- Energy BBDO Chicago hired Mark Taylor as its chief creative officer, effective April 7. Taylor began his career more than 15 years ago as an art director at FCB in Los Angeles and continuing with leadership roles at Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, Fallon Minneapolis and GSD&M in Austin, TX. He won 20 Cannes Lions including Grand Prix awards for his work on American Express' "Small Business Saturday" and Ikea as well as a Titanium Grand Prix for Burger King and a Cannes Lion for Effectiveness.