Top Atlanta Advertising Agency, The Partnership, Appoints Andre' Nel Executive Creative Director

Online, December 17, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The Partnership, one of Atlanta's top 25 marketing services agencies, announced the hiring of Andre' Nel as Executive Creative Director. Nel succeeds agency founder David Arnold who will remain as agency President.

"Andre' brings a wealth of experience developing effective and award-winning campaigns to The Partnership." said David Arnold, founder and president. "He is a great creative team leader known for his tenacity, positive attitude and ability to conceive, concept and execute smart campaigns."

Nel has been recognized for creative excellence by Archive, Addy, Communication Arts, Graphis, Effie awards to name but a few. Born in South Africa, he holds a degree in graphic design from the University of Johannesburg and counts acoustic guitar playing among his many passions. Andre has served as a creative team builder at agencies including BBDO, J. Walter Thompson and The Richards Group. He has developed creative solutions for ABC, American Airlines, Budweiser, Bank of America, CDW, Holiday Inn, ESPN, Microsoft, Pizza Hut, HBO, Kodak and Subaru.

"I'm inspired by the wealth of creative opportunities at The Partnership." said Nel. "It is my mission here to ensure the quality of the strategic thinking and creative product here always represents the very best."

"We are in the business of creating business growth opportunities for our clients. Andre' is gifted in his ability to spot the "big idea" said Jim Crone, Managing Director at The Partnership. "He also brings extensive experience in digital campaign development, Web design, social media, brand development and integrated campaign development. It is my pleasure to be working with him again."