People
Rachael Heapps
Chief Marketing Officer, US
Best Known For:
Bringing the RAPP brand to life by promoting our evolved philosophy of “where brands live now.” She delivers our lead agency model and customer engagement experiences to the c-suites of today’s forward-thinking organizations.
Most Notable Clients:
Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Merck, Pfizer, Humana, Best Buy, IBM, GTE, and Time Warner Cable
Me:
Recently returning from attending the 2011 Festival in France, our team celebrated RAPP’s evolved brand identity and creativity at large. Loves passing her days with family in the magical places of Manhattan.
Marty Cooke
Chief Creative Officer, US
Best Known For:
Being the only person to serve as Creative Director of 3 Chiat/Day offices (New York, London, Toronto)
Most Notable Clients:
JetBlue, Obama for President, Reebok, Fruitopia, LIVESTRONG, Nissan, New York Knicks, Nikon, Qwest, British Airways, New York Life, ABC News
Me:
Live with wife, daughter and son in Brooklyn Heights
Robert Grammatica
Managing Director New York and Global Chief Healthcare Officer
Best Known For:
Understanding and solving his clients' wicked marketing problems
Most Notable Clients:
Merck, Xerox, Guinness, GSK, MetLife, Pfizer, IBM, Diner’s Club, Humana, Computer Associates, Miller Brewing, Roche
Me:
Live and work in New York City but would rather be sailing on Gardiners Bay any day of the week
Tracey D. Brown
Managing Director, RAPP Dallas
Best Known For:
Reinventing the RAPP Dallas office and driving the agency to be the best on the planet... period!
Most Notable Clients:
AMC Theatres, FOSSIL, Hyatt, Direct Energy, H-E-B, United States Treasury, 7-Eleven, HP, Brown Shoe Company
Me:
Thankful and blessed, love life, adore my husband and daughter, drummer girl
Tony Hobley
Managing Director, RAPP LA
Best Known For:
Strengthening the bond between Rapp US and Rapp Europe (or "being Rapp's Multi-Office Diplomat")
Most Notable Clients:
Toyota, Air France KLM, J&J, COTY, Harrah's DirecTV
Me:
Avid traveller and reader; spent the last two years working and living in Europe.
Mark Zahorik
Chief Information Officer
Best Known For:
Applying technology to create a competitive advantage and solve business problems
Most Notable Clients:
HP, Hyatt Hotels, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Dell, Humana
Me:
Devoted to family—my amazing wife and three wonderful and extremely energetic children. I had two “cameo” appearances on the FOX Television drama Prison Break, but my daily passion is solving client challenges
Camilo LaCruz
SVP, Executive Director, Brand Experience Design
Best Known For:
Building from scratch one of the most eclectic strategy groups in the industry
Most Notable Clients:
Humana, Travel Channel, Coty, Johnson & Johnson, Mercedes-Benz, Pfizer, TEDxHarlem
Me:
Geek, DJ, blogger, swimmer, father
Jessie Kernan
Chief Strategy Officer, U.S.
Best Known For:
Believing marketers really can change the world for the better
Most Notable Clients:
Toyota, Bank of America, Adobe, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson
Me:
Volleyball junkie, snowboarding addict, traveling fool, first on the dance floor, never say never
Skip Dampier
SVP, Creative Architect
Best Known For:
Believing in the power of emotion and big ideas
Most Notable Clients:
AMD, HP, TeraData, Seagate Technologies, Avocent, AMC Theatres, Bank of America, FOSSIL, Keebler, Smithfield Foods, Dell, Caterpillar, State Farm
Me:
Happiest when relaxing with my wife and kids at our Texas Hill Country ranch
Nick Platt
SVP, Executive Creative Director
Best Known For:
Being the English bloke sent over from RAPP London
Most Notable Clients:
Toyota, Bank of America, Mattel, Barclays Bank, NSPCC, Apple, Sony
Me:
I love film, art, advertising, football (played with your feet), my wife and kids, and generally creating stuff and solving problems
Steve Takla
Chief Financial Officer, U.S.
Best Known For:
Growing our business profitability through partnerships with clients on creative pricing solutions and a constant focus on RAPP operational efficiency
Most Notable Clients:
Humana, Bank of America, Pfizer
Me:
Live with my beautiful wife, Kristen, in Manhattan, with our first child on the way