Dave Weist has been named chief creative officer at integrated strategy, creative and media agency Hill Holliday. Weist was promoted from EVP, head of brand.
Prior to joining Hill Holliday earlier this year, Weist was at MullenLowe, where he was ECD of the Boston and New York offices. He opened New York from scratch and helped grow that into a 180-person full-service global offering.
Aside from being a proven creative leader, Weist is all about the team. He loves partnering with all agency disciplines, clients and of course creatives. His teams have won every major international creative award many times over as well as the Grand Effie and three Gold Effies for the most effective campaigns in the world as measured over a five-year period.
“This is any creative person’s dream job,” said Weist. “Hill Holliday is a 56-year-old start-up. A place that’s as much of an evolving idea as it is an institution, the agency is filled with people who have an ambition that leads to the next great opportunity. I’m excited to work with Chris [Wallrapp, CEO] and the team and to be part of that growth.”
At MullenLowe, Weist shaped brands like JetBlue, Royal Caribbean, E-TRADE, Acura, Google, American Greetings, Hyatt, US Cellular, Burger King, KFC and many more. Prior to MullenLowe, Weist was creative director at Modernista, building brands like Cadillac, HUMMER, TIAA and (red). Before that he was a writer at Arnold Worldwide, where he started his career on Volkswagen, winning the Cannes Grand Prix and collaborating with Steve Jobs on the Apple co-branding effort, pods unite.
“Personally, I worked with Dave at Modernista,” said Wallrapp. ”I’ve seen firsthand what we can accomplish creatively, as well as the way he leads clients and his teams. His motto has always been if you want to go fast go alone but if you want to go far, go together–and I can’t think of a more perfect motto for us at this point in time.”
Weist is upped to CCO at a time of great momentum for Hill Holliday, which was acquired by the Attivo Group earlier this year. Recently the agency was selected by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism to create its new tourism campaign highlighting the history, attractions, unique culture, and vibrant businesses of its home state.
Sean “Diddy” Combs Is Arrested In NY After Federal Indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs, the hip-hop mogul who has faced a stream of allegations by women accusing him of sexual assault, was arrested late Monday in New York after he was indicted by a federal grand jury.
The indictment was sealed and details of the charges weren't immediately announced by prosecutors, but the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Damian Williams, confirmed in a statement that federal agents had Combs in custody.
"We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time," Williams said in a statement.
Combs was arrested in a Manhattan hotel lobby, according to a person familiar with the arrest who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
His lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said Combs had been cooperating with the investigation and had relocated to New York last week in anticipation of charges being brought.
"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney's Office," Agnifilo said, describing his client as a music icon and a "loving family man."
"He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal," Agnifilo said in a statement, adding "Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."
The criminal charges are a major but not unexpected takedown of one of the most prominent producers and most famous names in the history of hip-hop.
The federal investigation of Combs, 58, was revealed when Homeland Security Investigations agents served simultaneous search warrants and raided Combs' mansions in Los Angeles and Miami... Read More