-GroupM EMEA chief digital officer Ruud Wanck has now assumed the newly created dual role of global COO for GroupM Interaction.

-ZenithOptimedia and Initiative are out and Carat is now in to handle global media buying/planning duties for British Airways and Iberia-owner International Airlines Group. link

-Forgot to mention this earlier in the week, but still worth doing so as DDB New York and Water is Life have followed up last year’s well-received”Hashtag Killer” campaign with “A 4-Year-Old’s Bucket List” (above).

-Brand strategy/marketing firm Cimarron Group has restructured amid rumors that some contractors haven’t been paid for some time. link

-Want to spend “Three Minutes in Italy”–well, at least via a robotic Facebook app that is? San Pellegrino is here to help. link

A bit of quick people news to start the morning off as CP+B has welcomed three new creative directors to its Boulder hub, namely Sesh Moodley, Matthew Elhardt and Avital Pinchevsky. Moodley arrives from AKQA, where he spent nearly a year as creative director in the agency’s San Francisco office working on its Anheuser-Busch biz. Prior to AKQA, Moodley has had a variety of global stints, spending several years as a senior creative at the Sydney offices of both Leo Burnett and Lowe and as a CD at Naked Communications.

Elhardt, a 20-year industry vet, has freelanced as a variety of agencies ranging from TBWA\MAL to W+K but has also served as a CD proper at TBWA\Chiat\Day itself as well as Carmichael Lynch and 180LA. Finally, Pinchevsky arrives from DDB South Africa, where she spent the last 18 months or so as creative director on McDonald’s. During her career, she’s also served as an ACD at BBDO New York and as a copywriter at Y&R Tel Aviv.

The new hires will all work across accounts in their roles at CP+B.

-The IAB has announced the finalists of its 2013 MIXX Awards, which will be hosted by John “PC” Hodgman. link

-RPA continues in its Vine Day social effort for Honda (above). Here are the results from the first installment, which debuted July 15.

-NYC-based strategic/advertising boutique The Terri & Sandi Solution has been named AOR for Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews.

-Here’s the latest purple logo design from the “30 Days of Yahoo” countdown. link

-AOL has forked over $405 million for online ad platform, Adap.tv. link

-Brooklyn-based design agency HUSH has added Gabe Banner and Dan Rodriguez as director or production and director of engagement, respectively. link

It’s gonna be a day. After the usual “competitive pitch process,” wine staple Kendall-Jackson has awarded agency of record duties to Heat, the San Francisco-based shop perhaps best known for their various EA Sports efforts (or, yeah, this). Regarding the appointment of Heat, Caroline Shaw, chief communications & marketing officer for K-J, offers the textbook explanation, saying, “We’re so pleased to engage Heat for Kendall-Jackson. Their strong mix of strategy, creative thinking and clever writing demonstrated they would bring big ideas and solid execution to our business.” Heat will handle all new ad initiatives for the including digital, experiential installations. print and POP for the wine brand, which the parties involved say is trying to reach a younger audience.

Kendall-Jackson’s previous AOR was GlobalWorks Group, which handled the account for approximately a year.

-Publicis Dallas has hired BBDO NY/Chiat LA alum Tyler Beck as SVP/director of consumer insights.

-Ex-Digitas NY VP Roger Box has headed Down Under to assume the director, digital experience post at Clemenger BBDO Melbourne. link

-The folks behind Spikes Asia 2013, which takes place Sept. 15-17 in Singapore, have announced their first juries. link

-Now there’s behind-the-scenes footage of the Jason Sudeikis/NBC Sports promo that our scribe loved so much yesterday (above). link

-Yahoo will unveil an official new logo on Sept. 4. link; link

-Omnicom-owned Critical Mass has welcomed Jon Toews as VP/creative while promoting Shannon McEvoy-Halston to VP/insights and planning in its Toronto office.

-Chicago-based experiential agency Marketing Werks has been acquired by shopper marketing firm, Crossmark.

-Liam Neeson takes a break from whooping ass for a minute to do a serious PSA campaign from Naked Communications and Brand New School for UNICEF (above).

-72andSunny referred all inquiries to Diageo regarding the agency taking over for JWT on the Smirnoff biz, so here’s the statement from the spirits giant’s global head of premium core brands, David Gates.

“Following a recent review process, we can confirm the appointment of 72 and Sunny to handle the global creative assignment for Smirnoff, the world’s leading premium vodka brand. In the final analysis 72 and Sunny presented a powerful single minded idea that we are confident will help deliver our growth ambitions for the brand. The agency’s brilliant creativity, strategic thinking and clear affinity with the brand and its consumers give us great confidence that they are the right partner to help deliver our bold vision for Smirnoff and we look forward to working together to write the next chapter in the brand’s history.” This will be the first Diageo assignment for 72andSunny.

-Watch out Twinkies, Devil Dogs, Yodels and Ring Dings are making their own comebacks on shelves. link

-The FADER has appointed Malcolm Campbell as VP of business development.

-Well over nine months after BBH New York parted ways with CEO Greg Andersen as part of a restructuring, the exec (above) has found a new gig as managing director of RAPP LA. link

-Campbell Soup has appointed 12-year vet Ed Carolan as president, U.S. Retail and Tim Hassett as SVP/GM, Away from Home, and chief customer officer of Campbell North America. We’ve been told this reorganization involved some layoffs. We’re checking in. link

-Bi-coastal prodco/post house humble as added director Jerry Simpson to its roster.

-Cheil U.K. has promoted managing director Matt Pye to the role of chief operating officer.

-The Mill has welcomed executive producer Jo Arghiris to its Los Angeles VFX team.

-Remember we mentioned Draftfcb and its chief digital officer parting ways last Friday? Well, here’s the statement from his new venue, pharmaceutical company Abbott. “Chris Miller is joining Abbott as Divisional Vice President, Global Brand Strategy and Innovation, reporting to Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer Paul Magill. With the separation of the company in January, its significant international presence, and increased consumer orientation, Abbott is enhancing focus on its global corporate brand.”

-Social/content platform 33Across has brought on SocialVibe alum Brett Lofgren as chief revenue officer.

-London-based agency Johnny Fearless has appointed Nick Gutfreund, former worldwide board account director at Publicis, as its first non-executive chairman.

-40-year-old D.C.-based agency Hager Sharp has announced that it’s acquiring the hometown office of Lipman Hearne.

-New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz bonds with a fan for all of 30 seconds in a new spot for Kids Foot Locker (above).

-Consumerist pleads with Facebook to not start running video ads. link

-A Time Warner Cable/CBS truce, you say? link

-U.K.-based, CHI & Partners/GroupM joint venture m/SIX has opened up shop in NYC. The Big Apple branch of the media agency will be led by David Stopforth.

-The first batch of nine overall jury presidents have been announced for the next Eurobest fest, which will include BBDO chairman/CCO David Lubars, who will preside over the  Film, Print, Print & Poster Craft jury and the Integrated jury, and Pereira & O’Dell co-founder/CCO PJ Pereira, who will chair Branded Content & Entertainment. link

-Lionel Messi apparently shows his love for Tron in a new spot for Adidas (above). link

-Indie agency SelectNY has appointed Code and Theory alum Suzanne Hader as head of digital strategy for its New York office.

-Media/technology outfit Popsugar has hired Eileen Carty as VP of national sales.

-Orange County, CA-based agency Rauxa has appointed Jeff Nicosia as creative director.

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