-Former DDB Chicago SVP, group business director Bob Sutter has joined fellow Windy City shop The Escape Pod as president, director of accounts.

-O&M Asia Pacific CCO Eugene Cheong, Proximity Worldwide chairman/BBDO Asia, Middle East, Africa CEO Chris Thomas and Party, Tokyo founder/CD/CEO Morihiro Harano were appointed as jury presidents for Spikes Asia 2012. link

-BBH L.A. tapped Ogilvy L.A. alum Matt Ross to serve as its first managing director. link

-NYC-based ad technology company appssavvy released its adtivity publisher portal. link

-Here’s one of three new Hefty sports from EuroRSCG, Moxie Pictures and Napoleon Dynamite director, Jared Hess (above). link

-Oracle has purchased social media marketing startup Involver. link

The Cannes Lions 2012 jury announces roll on, with the latest concerning perhaps one of the most prestigious categories of them all: Titanium and Integrated. Leading the panel as jury president will be CP+B worldwide chief creative officer Rob Reilly, a nine-year vet at the MDC Partners agency who has picked up a Titanium or two along the way including one for Burger King in 2007 (Xbox “King Games”) and Best Buy (for Twelpforce) in 2010. The full Titanium and Integrated Lions lineup is below. We’re sure you’ll recognize a name or two.
Rob Reilly, worldwide CCO, CP+B, Global – Jury President
Mario D’Andrea, partner & CCO, Fischer&Friends, Brazil
Agnello Dias, CCO, Taproot India, India
Laura Desmond, CEO, Starcom MediaVest Group, Global
Andy DiLallo, CCO, Leo Burnett, Australia
Morihiro Harano, CD/founder, PARTY, Japan
Fred Koblinger, CEO, BBDO Group Vienna, Austria
Ted Royer, partner/ECD, Droga5, USA
Rob Schwartz, CCO, TBWA\Chiat\Day, USA
Fernando Vega Olmos, chairman and Worldwide Creative Council chairman, JWT Worldwide, Global