RYAN SMITH IS NEW ART DIRECTOR AT ARNOLD WORLDWIDE-ST. LOUIS

ADDY-Award-Winning Art Director Now Working On Global Advertising for Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey

MAY 21, 2003 (PRWEB) May 21, 2003 -winning art director and former TV weatherman at Marquette University, has joined the creative team at Arnold Worldwide-St. Louis, a global marketing agency here, to work on advertising for Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey and other leading consumer brands.

Before being recruited to join the creative team at Arnold Worldwide-St. Louis, Smith, age 28, worked at DArcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles (DDBB) then Rogers Townsend in St. Louis, gaining national and international recognition for clients such as Whiskas cat food and Circus Flora, a locally-based touring circus. A native of Milwaukee, Smith graduated from Marquette University in 1997 with a B.A. in Broadcast Communications -- Advertising.

Les Diveley, president of Arnold Worldwide-St. Louis, said, Ryan is one of the younger members of our creative team -- all of us are infected with his enthusiasm, talent and creative outlook."

In April, Arnold Worldwide-St. Louis won eight gold and 24 silver ADDY Awards in the Ninth District ADDY Awards Competition administered by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) of Washington, D.C. The agency won gold and silver in multiple categories, including Consumer Magazine, Outdoor and Regional TV, as judged by a panel of top marketing executives from across the United States.

Arnold Worldwide-St. Louis is the Midwest office of Arnold Worldwide, a full-service advertising agency network owned by Havas of Paris, France. (Nasdaq: HAVS, Euronext Paris: HAV.PA). The agency network has four offices in the U.S., including its Boston headquarters, New York City, Washington D.C. and St. Louis. In the past, Arnold Worldwide has won the Grand Prix Award at the International Festival in Cannes, plus numerous Clios, EFFIEs, Obies and One Show awards.

Arnold Worldwide also creates advertising for Boston Market, Dunlop Tires, Fidelity Investments, Royal Caribbean, Titleist and Volkswagen of America, among other clients.

For more information, contact Tara Adams at 314.421.6610 or Jeff Dunlap at 314.721.5505 or visit the website www.arnoldworldwide.com.