Temple Rocks formerly was VP, global public affairs and reputation at The Dow Chemical Company, where she led a global communications function of over 300 employees in 28 countries. She is returning to Chicago where she spent much of her career as a senior leader at Golin Harris International, overseeing McDonald's, BP, Levi Strauss and several other blue-chip accounts. Over the course of her career, Temple Rocks has worked with and for both traditional and non-traditional agencies and is no stranger to the advertising industry.
Temple Rocks joins Burnett as the agency is experiencing a significant rise in creative performance. Leo Burnett Worldwide was the third-most awarded network at Cannes 2009 and the Third-Most Awarded Creative Network in the World (2009 Creativity Awards Report). Additionally, the network has been recognized as the #1 Network in New World Thinking (Gunn Report 2008). Its flagship creative office leads by example, continuing to shine at every major creative show in 2009, winning at Cannes, One Show, Clio, D&AD, Art Directors Club of New York and Andy's.
In addition to Rocks’ appointment, Leo Burnett has hired Amy Cheronis as SVP, director worldwide corporate communications, effective January 11. She will report to Temple Rocks. Cheronis was most recently SVP, U.S. communications director at DDB in Chicago.
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