TBWA\Chiat\Day Appoints Jon Castle as Managing Director for Nissan & Infiniti Accounts

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24 -- TBWA\Chiat\Day today announced the appointment of Jon Castle as Managing Director of the Nissan/Infiniti account.

Castle has an extensive career in the advertising industry, spending nearly 20 years at Arnold Worldwide in Boston. Jon most notably oversaw the Volkswagen account in North America for 10 years. As Managing Partner, Jon oversaw such launches as the New Beetle introduction in 1998, and new Jetta, Golf, Cabrio and Passat in 1999 and 2000. Jon worked on innovative marketing programs such as Jetta Trek in 1997 and "Pods Unite", a cross promotion between the New Beetle and the Apple iPod in 2004. Jon guided a team that worked on all aspects of the Drivers wanted campaign from brand to retail, from television to the web, from promotions to the dealer showroom.

"We have worked very hard to find not only the best talent in the business, but the kind of talent that will also continue to keep us at the top of our game by pushing our team to deliver the most disruptive and effective campaign ideas they can for Nissan, to continue growing their brand and business," said Robert LePlae, president of TBWA\North America.

TBWA\Chiat\Day is part of TBWA Worldwide. TBWA Worldwide (www.tbwa.com) creates disruptive ideas for global clients, including Absolut, adidas, Apple, Beiersdorf, Henkel, Infiniti, Mars, McDonald's, Michelin, Nissan, Pernod Ricard, Pioneer, Samsonite, Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Airlines and Sony PlayStation. TBWA is one of the fastest-growing networks in the Top-Ten, and was named by ADWEEK as Global Agency Network of the Year and the most-awarded Agency Network by Creativity magazine in 2007. TBWA has 258 offices in 75 countries, and approximately 9,700 employees worldwide.

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