Innocean Worldwide Americas has appointed Steve Jun as its new CEO. Jun replaces Tony Kim, who has served six years in the U.S. and will be returning to Innocean’s headquarters in Seoul, Korea.
Jun was most recently CEO of Innocean’s European operations and brings over 25 years of marketing and communications experience to the U.S. agency which has a client roster that includes Hyundai Motor America, Kia Motors America, NRG Energy and Footjoy.
Jun is one of Innocean Worldwide’s founding members and has played an integral role in helping establish the company’s global headquarters in Korea in 2005 along with installing several other offices around the globe.
Jun’s appointment comes on the heels of other changes at the agency, including the recent addition of Tim Blett, formerly president of Doner’s offices in Newport Beach, Calif., as EVP, managing director.
Comedic Director Roderick Fenske Joins Yard Dog TV For U.S. Spot Work
Roderick Fenske, the award-winning agency copywriter/creative director turned comedic director of commercials and films, has joined Yard Dog TV for U.S. representation.
Fenske--known for his idiosyncratic casting, stylish art direction, and blend of practical and digital effects--saw his newest commercial work, for Drink Weird Ice Tea, break earlier this month. His most recent short film, I’m Dead, You’re Welcome, starring JR Russell, Taissa Zveiter, Sandy Eels, and Julia Lorpriore, is making the rounds of film festivals now, having won Best Comedy Short at the Flagstaff International Film Festival last month.
Fenske, who started out in the business as a copywriter, is one of a select group of agency creatives to have found success in both New York and London, where his last post was as a creative director at TBWA there. “I owe so much of my career to Trevor Beattie [TBWA London chairman/creative director at the time], because he believed in me and started my career directing commercials,” said Fenske, citing work for Sony PlayStation, French Connection UK, and Channel 5.
Those spots led to an invitation to become a member of the visionary Swedish film collective known as ACNE. “I learned so much there working in a directing collective. With everybody talking about how to make stuff look stylish and cinematic it was like a film school for me,” Fenske explained. “Production design is so important because humor can be much more unexpected when you have an elevated look.”
Over the course of his career, Fenske’s work has received many international awards from shows including the Cannes Lions, British D&AD, and AICP. He moved from London to Los Angeles, and during this time he met Yard Dog... Read More