2008-08-18 17:05:00
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18 /EMWNews/ -- AKQA, the leading independent digital marketing agency, has hired Lester Feintuck as its Chief Financial Officer to oversee AKQA's global financial and accounting operations. Feintuck comes to AKQA from Grey Group where he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Advertising Division. Feintuck joined Grey in 1983 to lead the tax department. During his 25-year tenure, he held positions including VP Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer of Grey Direct and North American CFO and Chief Accounting Officer of Grey Global Group. "As AKQA extends our global footprint and expands our digital service offering, Lester will be key to helping us manage our long-term growth," said Tom Bedecarre, CEO of AKQA. "We're very pleased to be adding someone with Lester's integrity and his knowledge of this industry," stated Bedecarre. Feintuck will relocate from New York and join the AKQA corporate staff based in San Francisco. Feintuck fills a vacancy created when former CFO Tim Pierce moved to the Chief Operating Officer position in December 2007 after overseeing AKQA's global financial and administrative operations. "Tim's leadership in international operations makes him a natural for the COO role," Bedecarre added. AKQA was recently recognized as Digital Agency of the Year by both Advertising Age and Adweek, as well as Fast Company's "Fast 50", featuring the world's 50 most innovative companies. In March 2007, AKQA announced a new investment partner, General Atlantic LLC, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth companies.
About AKQA
AKQA is the leading independent digital marketing agency with more than
700 employees in San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., London, Shanghai
and its newest office in Amsterdam. AKQA provides digital strategy,
creative and technology solutions to the world's leading marketers,
including Coca-Cola, Diageo, McDonald's, Nike, Unilever and Visa. For more
information about AKQA, visit http://www.akqa.com.
For more information: Molly Parsley, AKQA, (415) 645-9473 or
[email protected] or Hester Bloch, AKQA, +44 (0)20 7780 4857,
[email protected]
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