Riccardo Zane joins Agency.com from OgilvyOne to lead New York office
New York — July 16, 2007 — Agency.com today announced the appointment of Riccardo Zane to the new position of President for the New York office.
Zane (45) was most recently Senior Partner, Client Services Director, running the Consumer Marketing Practice in the interactive and CRM space for Ogilvy One Worldwide, NY.
Zane managed a fully integrated digital/CRM team, with core deliverables around strategy, creative innovation, and operations for clients like Kraft, Unilever, Nestle, Aflac, Miller Brewing Co., Deloitte, and Morgan Stanley. Previously, Zane led Leo Burnett’s emerging digital practice, iLeo, both in the US and Canada.
Chan Suh, CEO and Founder of Agency.com, commented: “Riccardo possesses all the qualities we value in our leaders – he is an entrepreneur at heart; he has a clear passion for the digital space; he has a strong integrated background and has proven that he can build and lead great teams. I am excited to welcome Riccardo to Agency.com and I look forward to working with him.”
Zane’s passion for digital and his entrepreneurial spirit is evident throughout his marketing career. He was a digital innovation leader for American Express in the mid 1990s when interactive was just beginning to get fashionable. He continued on to start three North American independent agencies.
Riccardo Zane, President of Agency.com New York, said: “The opportunity I see with Agency.com is to take my foundation in creating and leading integrated teams into a more consumer-centric and highly strategic digital agency. We must stimulate creative engagements, innovate client solutions and exponentially grow our client’s business. In keeping with Agency.com’s heritage, my new role demands we take an already strong team to a different agency plane.”
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Marianne Stefanowicz
Assoc. PR & Marketing Director
Agency.com Worldwide
1-212-358-2664
marianne@agency.com
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