SAN FRANCISCO, June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann
Worldgroup today announced that Kelly Johnson has been promoted from Managing Director to
President of San Francisco-based twofifteenmccann, effective immediately.
The promotion to President, a new title at twofifteenmccann, comes as the agency continues a year of significant organic and
new business growth as well as a corresponding headcount surge.
In making the announcement, Luca Lindner, President of McCann Worldgroup, said, "Under Kelly's
leadership, twofifteenmccann has flourished thanks to a focus on superb creative and real partnership with agency founder and
Chief Creative Officer, Scott Duchon and Director of Planning, Gabrielle
Tenaglia."
Duchon added, "Kelly believes as strongly as anyone in the power of creativity to help brands make a difference. So she's a
natural fit in so many ways here."
Since joining the agency three years ago, Johnson has led the expansion of the client roster to include Hulu, Workday, Machine
Zone and Lookout in addition to decade-long creative and strategic responsibilities for the agency's founding client,
Xbox. Elements underpinning the agency's success additionally include Johnson's drive to expand digital, social and mobile
capabilities, which now represent half of all output.
Johnson joined twofifteenmccann as Managing Director after 15 years in account management with experience spanning CPG to
technology, category leaders to disruptors, and mom to millennial targets.
twofifteenmccann, operating at the intersection of entertainment and technology, is a unit of McCann
Worldgroup, a leading global marketing service company that comprises McCann, the world's largest advertising agency
network, MRM//McCann (digital marketing/relationship management), Momentum Worldwide (total brand experience), McCann
Health (professional/dtc communications), CRAFT (global adaptation and production), UM (media management), Weber Shandwick
(public relations), FutureBrand (consulting/design), ChaseDesign (shopper marketing) and PMK-BNC
(entertainment/brand/popular culture).
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