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The Buntin Group Announces New Staff and Promotions
Nashville, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2009) - The Buntin Group President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Buntin, Jr. today announced several staff additions and promotions.
Theresa Menz joins the agency as Senior Art Director, bringing 11 years of art direction and design experience for brands such as Landrover, Kraft, Kellogg's and Coca-Cola. Most recently, she was a Creative Director at Young & Rubicam in Irvine, CA and has also held creative positions at leading worldwide agencies including DraftFCB, BBDO, Euro RSCG and Leo Burnett, all in Chicago.
Beth Johnson joins the agency as Account Supervisor from DraftFCB, Chicago where she spent six years in various account management roles for the global SC Johnson account, most recently serving as Account Director/Supervisor for the Glade brand.
David Kelleher has been named Account Supervisor for Buntin Out-of-Home Media. Bringing eight years account management experience, he began his advertising career as an Account Manager at Buntin in 2001 and has spent the last two years as an Account Executive for J&A Integrated Thinking, Nashville working on the Taco Bell account.
Don Bailey joins the agency as Art Director after serving as owner of Don Bailey Graphic Design. During his ten years of experience, he has provided art direction and design services to major record labels including Sony, Warner Brothers, Capital Records, MCA and Mercury Records. He held Senior Designer positions with Buddy Jackson Design & Marketing and Virginia Team Design before launching his freelance business in 2006.
Laura Greenspan joins the agency's research function as Data Analyst after serving five years in the music division of Best Buy Co., Inc. in Minneapolis, most recently as a Merchant/Buyer and previously as a Senior Demand Planning Analyst, overseeing inventory management, replenishment systems, forecasting and vendor relations.
Joe Kirschbaum joins Buntin Out-of-Home Media as a Field Account Manager after graduating from Marquette University, Milwaukee and gaining account management experience in internship positions with CRW Marketing & Advertising, Milwaukee and Shine Advertising, Madison, WI.
Brandon Easterwood joins Buntin Out-of-Home Media as a Field Account Manager after gaining sales-related experience in positions with The Southwestern Company and UPS. Most recently, he was Management Trainee with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. He earned his undergraduate degree in 2007 from the University of Mississippi.
Lindsay Sevier has been promoted to Director of Operations for Buntin Out-of-Home Media. With Buntin for six years, she has worked in both operational and account management roles, most recently serving as a Senior Account Executive directing activities on behalf of several out-of-home client accounts.
James Pritchard has been promoted from Account Supervisor to Management Supervisor. He joined the agency in 2007 after working in senior account management roles with Cramer Krasselt and Publicis, both in Chicago. His previous brand experience includes KeyBank, Popeye's and Subway.
Ben Roberts has been promoted from Senior Account Executive to Account Supervisor. He joined the agency in 2007 from The Alpha Group, Asheville, NC where he was an account executive for the North Carolina Tourism, USA Canoe & Kayak and American Pharmacists Association accounts.
Chris Randall has been promoted from Field Account Manager to Account Executive for Buntin Out-of-Home Media. He joined the agency in 2007 after graduating from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and completing marketing-related internships with Scripps Networks and Citadel Broadcasting.
Katie Least has been promoted from Field Account Manager to Senior Field Account Manager for Buntin Out-of-Home Media. She joined the agency in 2006, after graduating from Middle Tennessee State University and gaining sales and promotional experience in positions with Granton Marketing, Dell Computers and Charlotte Russe, Inc.
With $144 million in annualized billings, The Buntin Group is the largest brand communications agency in Tennessee and among the top 100 agencies in the country.
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