After spending the last two years  as EVP, director of strategic planning at Deutsch New York, Brent Vartan has officially been promoted to partner/chief strategy officer at the agency. Vartan replaces Bert Moore, who Deutsch parted ways with a few months ago.  The new CSO has been with the agency for four years in all, working with accounts ranging from Microsoft to Novartis.

Prior to Deutsch NY, Vartan had a four-year stint on the planning side as BBDO New York and has served in similar roles at the likes of Hill Holliday and GMO during his career.