Creative Digital Group/LBi Hires New Executive Creative Director

Creative Digital Group, an LBi company and award winning interactive agency, announces the hiring of Thurston Yates as SVP/Executive Creative Director.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 6, 2007 -- Creative Digital Group, an LBi company and award winning interactive agency, announces the hiring of Thurston Yates as SVP/Executive Creative Director.

"We're thrilled to have Thurston on our team. He has a unique creative mind, focused on executing groundbreaking campaigns and brand experiences that generate quantifiable results," says Joe Schab, Creative Digital Group's CEO. "His strategic abilities and creative vision are second to none."

Thurston Yates joins Creative Digital Group/LBi from Studiocom, where he served as a Creative Director and Discipline Lead. Prior to his role at Studiocom, Thurston was Regional Creative Director at Avenue A | Razorfish.

At CDG/LBi, Thurston is responsible for the creative vision, strategy and execution for the agency's client engagements. His more than fifteen years of agency experience includes work for national accounts such as Baskin Robbins, CVS/pharmacy, AMG Mercedes, United Airlines, The Coca Cola Company, LG Electronics, Carnival Cruise Lines, Burger King, and Chase Manhattan Bank, among others.

"I am delighted to be a part of Creative Digital Group/LBi," says Thurston. "Today, clients building world-class brands need an integrated agency with the strategic and technical prowess of an Interactive agency combined with the account and creative-leadership of a traditional agency. One that is unwavering in its search for new ways to personally engage, empower and entertain people the world over."

When he's not crafting interactive experiences, Thurston enjoys spending time with his wife and young son rediscovering the world through his son's eyes. Residing in Roswell, GA, Thurston is an avid mountain biker and dedicated motorsports aficionado.

Creative Digital Group/LBi is a leading interactive agency that develops solutions to brand, communicate, and sell. CDG/LBi is honored to work with many of the largest brands in the world including Coca Cola, The Home Depot, UPS, Simmons Bedding, Turner Broadcasting, Pebble Beach, Cox Enterprises and Blockbuster Video, to name just a few. For more information on Creative Digital Group's full suite of interactive services and to see the future of rich media, please visit www.creativedigitalgroup.com.

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