Forsman & Bodenfors New York Expands Senior Creative Bench With Key New Hires

NEW YORK – OCTOBER 5, 2018 – Forsman & Bodenfors, world-renowned creative collective agency, today announced the addition of two Group Creative Directors to the company’s New York Headquarters: creative duo Jordan Chouteau and Cerra Buckholz. Jordan and Cerra, who join an already impressive creative leadership team, will lead the business for top clients such as Diageo, Dean Foods, Boar’s Head, and World of Hyatt reporting directly to Mike Densmore, President of Forsman & Bodenfors New York.

Having recently merged last month with KBS (Kirshenbaum, Bond, Senecal + Partners), this is the latest move by Forsman & Bodenfors New York to continue to drive the industry forward with world-class talent that fosters a unique approach to client work by leveraging highly specialized backgrounds and experience. The newly appointed Group Creative Directors bring nearly 20 years of combined experience to the rapidly growing global agency.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Jordan and Cerra to our team during such an exciting, new chapter for us,” said Mike Densmore, President of Forsman & Bodenfors New York. “Not only have they had tremendous success in creating award-winning and effective campaigns for some of the world’s most renowned brands, they also bring a great deal of energy, ambition, leadership and a competitive spirit anchored in never settling for anything less than great. Plus, they’re both awesome people and funny as hell.”

Chouteau previously served as a Creative Director and copywriter for top brands including Google, Kraft, Virgin Mobile, adidas, Sony, and more. She was the driving force at Mother behind award-winning campaigns for KY, Sour Patch Kids, Burger King, and Virgin Mobile. Prior to Mother, she was a copywriter at 180LA, where she led campaigns for a multitude of legacy brands.

Buckholz previously served as a Creative Director and Art Director on brands including Google, K-Y, Oreo, Facebook, Xbox, Kraft, amongst several others. Prior to this, she was Senior Art Director at Crispin Porter & Bogusky where she oversaw integrated TV and digital campaigns for brands including Old Navy and VitaminWater. Buckholz began her advertising career with AKQA in San Francisco.

About Forsman & Bodenfors
In September of 2018, Sweden’s Forsman & Bodenfors and U.S.-based agency Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal + Partners (KBS) joined forces to create a new global agency offering. With 700 employees and eight offices in Gothenburg, New York, Stockholm, London, Toronto, Montréal , Shanghai and Singapore, today Forsman & Bodenfors brings together the agency’s signature way of working and legacy for creative excellence with the innovative data and analytics, technology and media services cultivated under KBS. For more information on Forsman & Bodenfors, visit forsman.co.

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