Leo Burnett London has appointed Mother Creative Dir CHAKA SOBHANI "as its chief creative officer."
Sobhani "will join Leo Burnett in May and be part of the leadership team" alongside CEO PAUL LAWSON, Deputy CEO SARAH BAUMANN and newly promoted Chief Strategy Officer JOSH BULLMORE. Before joining Mother in '13, Sobhani "was the creative director at ITV Creative." She "led a team of 100, creating campaigns for ITV’s drama, entertainment and sport shows, as well as the branding for all channels and platforms" (CAMPAIGN LIVE, 3/3). ... Former Boca Juniors forward GUILLERMO BARROS SCHELOTTO "has been named the club's new coach" after RODOLFO ARRUABARRENA "paid the price for a disappointing start to their title defence." Barros Schelotto left Serie A club Palermo last month "after a short spell in Italy, having been unable to coach the side due to a lack of UEFA paperwork" (GOAL, 3/2). ... Turner and WME-IMG have appointed MIN-SIK KO as commissioner and CHRISTINA ALEJANDRE as VP & GM of the new ELEAGUE. Ko will lead the e-sports league's development and oversee team and business relations, and Alejandre will handle operations, content and program strategy. Alejandre will report to Turner Sports Exec VP CRAIG BARRY. Previously, Ko was an agent in charge of gaming and e-sports at WME-IMG after the agency acquired his company, Global eSports Management. Alejandre most recently was a consultant for the Electronic Sports League (Ben Fischer, Staff Writer).
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