Doner

Advertising agency Doner, headquartered in Detroit, has launched a Chicago talent hub. This official expansion comes after a year that saw the addition of 12 Chicago-based staffers. Julio Desir, a Detroit native and longtime leader in the Chicago advertising community who joined Doner this...

Tito Melega has been named global chief creative officer of Doner. He will oversee creative across all Doner offices and report directly to CEO David DeMuth.
Originally from Argentina, Melega is a born collaborator who has overseen some of the most innovative and awarded advertising and...

Ad agency Doner has brought aboard Justin Bilicki as EVP, executive creative director and Felipe Cabrera as SVP, strategy director. Cabrera, in his second tour at Doner, will help scale the integrated strategy team by leveraging new tools and processes across a number of accounts. Bilicki will...

Advertising agency Doner has appointed Shelia Minetola as its inaugural director of diversity, equity and inclusion. In this new role, she will provide dedicated energy and focus to advance the agency’s overall DE&I efforts, both internally and for client-based initiatives.
“Our...

Creative agency Doner, based in Detroit, has appointed Julio Desir to serve as SVP, group creative director, Johana Olivera as VP, brand leader, and Christina Gay as VP, finance director.
A Michigan native and award-winning creative director, Desir has a strong background in graphic...

MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: MDCA) and Stagwell Media LP have entered into a definitive transaction agreement to combine their respective businesses, uniting the award-winning talent of MDC with the advanced technology platform of Stagwell. Together, the companies will significantly expand their...

Full-service, Detroit-based advertising agency Doner has named Ryan McKone to the newly created role of SVP, director of digital strategy, and Carla Butwin as VP, creative director.
McKone will refine Doner’s approach to digital strategy and expand the shop’s digital capabilities across a...

Doner LA has put a new leadership team in place with the hiring of Jason Gaboriau as EVP, executive creative director, and Zihla Salinas as EVP, managing director. Gaboriau, will oversee the creative work and will be responsible for the overall creative direction...