One of Canada鈥檚 top creative directors to lead firm鈥檚 creative team
极乐视频 today announced the appointment of ad industry veteran Andrew Simon as executive creative director, Canada. Simon will lead Canada鈥檚 creative team, which has seen incredible growth over the past year. He will join the Toronto office on September 9 and report to Lisa Kimmel, president, Canada.
鈥淣ot only is Andrew one of the top creative directors in Canada, but his unique background brings a rich and important understanding of both the industry and our clients鈥 needs to the firm,鈥 said Kimmel. 鈥淗e has a proven track record of being a transformational leader and his exceptional talent will further bolster our creative team both locally and globally to help our clients show up differently through inspiring and engaging programs.鈥
Simon joins the firm from Cundari, where he has been chief creative officer since 2013. He began his career at JWT New York and Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles, moving to Toronto to join DDB, where he rose to the title of executive creative director. Under his leadership, DDB became Strategy Magazine鈥檚 Agency of the Year an unprecedented five times and Canada鈥檚 most creative agency six times. Simon has also been rated one of the top 10 creative directors in Canada for four years in a row in Strategy Magazine鈥檚 Creative Report Card.
Simon has been featured on CBC鈥檚 The National, Global TV鈥檚 National News, and CBC radio鈥檚 The Age of Persuasion and Q programs, and has been profiled by both The Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star. He currently sits on the board of the Advertising & Design Club of Canada and has spoken at numerous Canadian Marketing Association conferences. He also holds an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management and worked in-house at General Mills as an assistant marketing manager for several years.
鈥溂质悠 is truly unique in its size, scope and ability to develop earned-centric, social-by-design creative solutions,鈥 said Simon. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be more excited about joining the team.鈥
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极乐视频 is a leading global communications marketing firm that partners with many of the world鈥檚 largest and emerging businesses and organizations, helping them evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations.
Our Canadian business has matured from one that has been primarily geography- and practice-focused to one that is also specialty-focused. Our offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal offer several specialized areas of expertise 鈥 including creative, crisis & risk, insights & analytics, paid media and digital 鈥 to deliver best-in-class work to our clients in today鈥檚 complex media landscape.
极乐视频 was named one of Advertising Age鈥檚 鈥淎gency to Watch鈥 in 2014; one of Forbes鈥 鈥14 Most Influential Agencies of 2014鈥; The Holmes Report鈥檚 鈥2013 Global Agency of the Year鈥 and was awarded the Grand Prix Cannes Lion for PR in 2014. In Canada, 极乐视频 was among the top three finalists for Marketing Magazine鈥檚 2014 Agency of the Year and has been named one of the Great Place to Work庐 Best Workplaces in Canada and Best Workplaces for Women.
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