-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