CUTWATER Announces Walter Smith As President

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- CUTWATER today announced the appointment of Walter Smith as President. Smith succeeds Brad Harrington who has left the agency to pursue personal interests.

"Walter has always been associated with outstanding work. He is well respected by clients, understands our values and the culture we are building at Cutwater. He is an incredible addition to our team," said Chuck McBride, Executive Creative Director, CUTWATER.

A seasoned advertising veteran with a career that spans three decades, Smith worked with Chiat/Day in both the San Francisco and Los Angeles offices in the 1980s. In the 1990's he was with Hal Riney & Partners before joining TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles in the early 2000s. He has spent the past three years as the Executive Managing Director of TBWA\G1-Europe located in Paris, France. In his most recent role, he oversaw all areas of communication for Nissan-Europe in France, UK, Russia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Central/Eastern Europe and the Nordics.

Additionally, Smith has led or worked on global, national and regional brands including Infiniti, Sprint PCS, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Saturn, eToys, iOmega, Wachovia Bank, The Nature Conservancy, The San Francisco Ballet, Renault/Jeep and Ford Dealers.

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join Chuck and his team at CUTWATER. They are building something special and I am honored to become part of defining CUTWATER's vision for bringing big brand ideas to life," said Smith.

Launched in 2007, CUTWATER is a new San Francisco based advertising company, which creates iconic brand stories inspired by the intersection of design, interactive and advertising, for companies such as JEEP, Ray-Ban and Persol. CUTWATER is an Omnicom Group Inc. company.