Organic, Inc. Announces Two Creative Appointments and New Office to Support Industry Momentum

Organic, Inc. Announces Two Creative Appointments and New Office to Support Industry Momentum

Internet Industry Veteran Guthrie Dolin Will Serve as Group Creative Director in San Francisco and Christian Haas as Group Creative Director for Online Advertising Across Organic Network

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Organic, Inc., a leading web marketing services firm, announced today that Guthrie Dolin has joined Organic's San Francisco office to lead the creative direction for West Coast clients. Christian Haas, who served as Creative Director in San Francisco for three years, was also promoted to Group Creative Director and will lead the creative online advertising initiatives across the Organic network. Dolin and Haas will both report to Quentin George, VP and Managing Director of Organic's San Francisco office.

"Guthrie and Christian will provide integral creative leadership for Organic as it continues to experience strong growth," said Quentin George, VP and Managing Director. "Guthrie brings with him a remarkable track record of successfully leading creative companies and inspiring his team to develop exceptional online experiences. We've also promoted Christian to help us capitalize on the enormous growth in the online advertising space and to leverage his extensive online advertising skills across the network."

Organic concurrently announced that it has opened an office in Los Angeles, led by Quentin George, to serve Southern California clients.

"We have experienced significant traction in the Southern California market and now is the right time for Organic to put a stake in the ground," said Mark Kingdon, Organic's CEO. "This expansion also positions us well to aggressively pursue Media & Entertainment clients based in this region."

Guthrie Dolin, Appointed to Group Creative Director, Organic in San Francisco and Los Angeles

Guthrie Dolin founded three internationally recognized design studios and helped launch numerous companies, among them a music label, a restaurant, and an innovative sporting goods manufacturer. During his more than 14 years of design industry experience, he has led and managed a diverse range of projects, including corporate identity systems, consumer packaging, annual reports, websites, and environmental design programs. In 1996, he founded Brand A Studio that won numerous industry awards. In 1999, Phoenix Pop Productions acquired Brand A. Under the Phoenix Pop umbrella, Guthrie served as Vice President, Managing Creative Director. In this capacity, he helped shepherd the company's growth from 40 to more than 120 employees and build a world-class design practice. In 2000, Guthrie founded Department 3 and served as Creative Director, where he led engagements with Microsoft, Robert Mondavi, PeopleSoft, and Stanford University.

Christian Haas, Promoted to Group Creative Director, Online Advertising

In January 2002, Christian was invited to lead the Creative Team in the San Francisco office. With more than 14 years of experience in creative advertising, Christian Haas serves as Group Creative Director and leads the online advertising creative for Organic's clients including a major entertainment client, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, and DaimlerChrysler. Christian joined Organic in 1998 to start the Sao Paulo office. During that time as Vice President, Managing Director and Creative Director, he provided strategic and creative consulting for Global 2000 companies including VISA, Ambev, DirecTV, Unibanco and Submarino (Brazil's largest Internet retailer). Prior to joining Organic, Christian was President and Creative Director at Vizio Interativa, a company he founded to provide digital solutions for clients like BMW, Nestle, and Bardahl. Christian started his creative career in commercial film production specializing in film editing and post-production. He later served as Art Director for Bates Brazil and Creative Director at Denison Brazil, an agency that belongs to the WPP Network. Working in traditional advertising, Christian created award-wining TV and print campaigns for clients such as New Balance, Umbro, and BMW.

About Organic, Inc.

Organic creates exceptional online experiences for Fortune 1000 clients by delivering comprehensive web development and interactive marketing programs that drive more profitable customer relationships. Founded in 1993, Organic has offices in Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Toronto. For more information, please visit www.organic.com.

Organic, Inc. is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com). Omnicom is a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.


Source: Organic, Inc.

CONTACT: Amanda Van Nuys of Organic, Inc., +1-415-581-5834, or
Amanda@organic.com

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