McCann Taps DDB Stockholm's Andreas Dahlqvist for Latest Top Level Creative Hire

Interpublic Group of Cos.' McCann has acquired another creative heavy hitter. Andreas Dahlqvist, top creative at DDB Stockholm, is departing the Omnicom Group shop to become executive creative director and vice chairman of McCann's New York office.

He was recruited by New York and London Chief Creative Officer Linus Karlsson, who joined McCann from Mother early this year. "Me and Andreas starting talking when I came on board, since Feb. 1," Karlsson told Ad Age. "What he's done at DDB Stockholm is unbelievable. On a personal level I've always hired people with good hearts, and we want to build a culture. One of his talents is that people around him want to work with him, and Andreas has a way of getting the best out of people."