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McCann hires ‘self confessed geek’ Justine Marino as digital chief

Justine Marino and Joe Hawkins

McCann has hired ‘self confessed geek’ Justine Marino as head of digital.

Marino was one of the founding members of digital shop Clear Blue Day, and has also worked client side at Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, and also had a stint at DDB.

The news follows the appointment of Joe Hawkins as associate creative director from digital hot shop R/GA Singapore, reported by Mumbrella last week.

Rod Leviton

McCann’s newly relaunched below-the-line arm MRM has also taken on Rod Leviton as front end web developer in its Melbourne office, after a four-year stint at Struck & Spink.

In a press release, McCann Worldgroup CEO Ben Lilley said: “We are excited about the continued and rapid growth of MRM in Australia since its launch in February, and Rod is another key part of its ongoing expansion. The appointment of Justine and Joe also reflects the success and growth of the digital side of our business as we continue to build on our world-class team of creative, strategic and technical digital specialists.”

He added: “Our focus continues to be on appointing first-rate talent as the reinvention of McCann as a progressive digitally focused agency takes shape. With Justine, Joe and Rod, we have added another killer combination of skills.”

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