M+C Saatchi SSK Taps Hord As ECD Fern Siegel Fri, November 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST 1 min read HAVAS.AS -0.54% VZ +0.05% MSFT +0.01% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
Jim Hord has a new executivecreative director post at M+C Saatchi SSK. A 20-year ad vet, he's created integrated campaigns for Wells Fargo, Verizon and Microsoft.
His new client roster includes JPMorganChase, AIGand Mount Sinai Health System, alongside the recent addition of Prosper Global. He is tasked with creating campaigns, mentoring talent and supporting new business opportunities.
Previously, hewas executive creative director at Arnold Worldwide, where in developed "Unsmoke the World," a campaign to end combustible cigarettes in America. Before that, he held the same postat Havas and McCann.
During his Havas tenure, he sent Dos Equis' iconic Most Interesting Man in the World on his farewell voyage to Mars.
"At M+C Saatchi SSK, we'reoften helping brands navigate challenging environments where stakes are high and answers call for a different kind of creative thinking," said Stevie Archer, Regional CCO M+C Saatchi NorthAmerica. "Jim brings a distinctive combination of big-brand experience, creative ambition and a talent for turning complex business challenges into sharp and compelling ideas."
"Some of the most exciting opportunities in advertising today go well beyond traditional advertising," said Hord. "It's not every day you get the chance to join a team doingwork that takes on challenges that really matter to businesses and the people they serve."
M&C Saatchi announced net organic revenue fell 7.3% to $277 million. In April, the companysaid it expected to achieve organic revenue growth this year in line with the current estimate of 2.4%.
