R/GA promoted Winston Thomas to global ECD

One of the latest staffing moves at R/GA in the U.S. was to appoint Winston Thomas to SVP/Global Executive Creative Director. Thomas has been responsible for accounts such as Nike, MasterCard, Nokia and HBO, winning several awards along the way, after nearly two decades with the shop. His most recent role was as SVP. In the new position, Thomas will work with teams at various agency offices to “develop product and services opportunities across the network while also providing strategic creative assistance on business pitches, the expansion of existing accounts, and the process of on-boarding new clients” according to a statement. Thomas promotion is one of recent series of staffing moves across the agency’s North American offices over the last several months. The most prominently was appointing Sean Lyons as President, after Seth Solomons’ departure.