Topshots lead McCann-Erickson, Geneva

Following the departure of Creative Director Frank Bodin, who has moved to Euro RSCG, Pierre André Bonjour, the long-standing Managing Director of McCann-Erickson, Geneva, is now also leaving the agency, to be replaced by a management team made up of four responsible employees who will take over the helm of the international agency: The new Managing Director will be Curdin Janett. The 31-year-old from Graubünden came from Wirz, Zurich, to McCann-Erickson, Geneva, where he became Bonjour's deputy. His deputy will be Stéphanie Rupp. Before the 32-year-old Frenchwoman joined the Geneva agency as unit head of French-speaking clients, she worked at McCann-Erickson, Frankfurt. The third member of the team is John Myers. He was brought in two years ago from Ogilvy & Mather in New York. The 34-year-old is to further develop the international business. The new Executive CD will be Timo Kirez. The 32-year-old native Turk, who has held the position of CD Text in Geneva for two years, moved to Geneva from JvM, Hamburg.
According to the management committee, the aim is not only to build on the success of the last four years, but to expand on it. (ew)