New Head for Time Warner’s Global Media Group

NEW YORK: Time Warner has promoted Mark D’Arcy to president and chief creative officer of its Global Media Group, where he succeeds John Partilla, who is leaving the company to become president of global media sales at Clear Channel Communications.

D’Arcy will lead the division’s efforts to promote opportunities across the breadth of Time Warner’s brands to ad clients. “Mark understands how to leverage our high-quality content and brands to promote and market the products and services of our most important clients,” said Jeff Bewkes, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner. “His proven track record of bringing together ad partners and our businesses to create innovative marketing campaigns is an even greater asset as we become a more content-focus company.”

D’Arcy has been with the Global Media Group since 2004, recently working on Jeep’s partnership with the Warner Bros.’ film Terminator Salvation, the Johnson & Johnson OneTouch Diabetes Handprint initiative and Bank of America’s “Money and Main Street” editorial sponsorship with CNN and several Time Inc. magazines in his post as senior VP and chief creative officer. Prior to joining Time Warner, he spent 15 years as a creative director in both New York and his hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. He most recently served as a creative director at Young and Rubicam New York.

“I’m fortunate to work for a company that has amazing talent throughout its divisions and one that, now more than ever, puts a premium on innovation and collaboration,” said D’Arcy. “I want to thank John Partilla, who is responsible for transforming the Global Media Group from a traditional sales structure into a creatively-driven media arts practice. In the days ahead I plan to meet with talent inside the group, across the company and throughout the industry, as we continue our efforts to grow the business.”