Digitas Hires for New York and Atlanta

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Digitas Hires for New York and Atlanta. The global integrated brand agency has added plenty of experience with two new hires in its New York and Atlanta offices. Digitas New York has added Doug Speidel and Fritz Desir to its management team. Speidel has over 20 years experience in his field, and joins Digitas from MRM Worldwide where he'll take on the position of senior vice president for the creative department.

Desir joins the New York office from Tribal DDB and will take on responsibilities for the newly created position of president/group director, head of experience design. Digitas Atlanta has also added to its management team with Alyse Schwartz, VP of account planning, and Jamie Christner as VP of strategy and analysis.

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