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Peter Nicholson

CCO

Peter is Periscope’s first-ever chief creative officer and a well-known industry leader who has collaborated with some of the greatest creative teams in advertising. With a career spanning both coasts, Peter built his portfolio at shops like Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Leagas Delaney before moving into leadership roles at Publicis, J. Walter Thompson, Deutsch NY and other top creative agencies. Peter’s impressive client roster includes Macy’s, Cadbury, Johnson & Johnson, Diageo and JetBlue.

No stranger to industry accolades, Peter has received an array of major creative awards. Among the many notable campaigns he’s worked on are the award-winning IKEA campaign around the election of President Obama, the infamous “What the hell is ANSKY?” campaign for the Adidas sponsorship of the Yankees, and Samsung’s brand initiative with Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard.

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Chris Hiland

EVP / Agency Operations

Chris is an innovator with the marketing vision and planning prowess to help clients navigate today’s rapidly changing landscape. At Periscope, he is charged with driving the accelerated evolution of our client leadership team to create deeper integration with creative, media, analytics and technology. As a member of Periscope’s executive committee, he also helps shape the agency’s offerings and growth strategies.

Chris joined Periscope from BPN, where he served in strategic and growth-oriented roles. He has worked with leading CPG, food, retail, education and industrial brands — including Tyson and Procter & Gamble — and has helped execute breakthrough marketing and media programs for a long list of clients. Chris also held a range of roles at Jack Morton, Ipsos and Mediabrands, which gives him a broad view of business that contributes to his unique perspective on marketing’s constantly shifting ecosystem.

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Victor Kimble

EVP / Strategy

Victor leads Periscope’s strategy practice area as a curious, compassionate steward of global brands and business. His experience spans more than 15 years at some of the world’s most respected agencies, including Fallon, Deutsch and Ogilvy, where his efforts led to brave work for names like Tylenol, Motrin, Imodium, Huggies, Brawny, Timberland and Depend. Victor believes people are searching for more personalized brand experiences and he loves helping his team connect the strategic dots to tell stories in thoughtful new ways. The communications he’s helped create have been awarded several Cannes Silver Lions, One Show Pencils, Effies and David Ogilvy Research Awards. Victor was born in Brazil, has roots in Minnesota and spent over a decade on the East Coast before trading in the NYC subways for skyways and returning home.

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Jayson Truttmann

EVP / Growth

As Periscope’s first EVP of Growth, Jayson brings more than 20 years of agency experience across digital, traditional, experiential and strategy to the role. Most recently, he led technology, creative, user and emerging experience, and client engagement teams across a global portfolio at Frog Design in Austin, Texas. Prior to Frog, Jayson’s leadership of marketing and new business for SapientRazorfish helped build the strongest-performing region in the network by driving teams to align with client needs and focus on relationship value over time. Jayson has a penchant for bringing elite teams to transformational challenges, and his history of driving award-winning programs includes work for brands like Apple, Audi, Bosch, Cisco, Citigroup, Dell, Fender, Gillette, Johnson & Johnson, Marriott, Microsoft, Nike, Patrón and Trek Bicycles, among many others. He has also been involved in the creation, expansion or turn-around of pioneering digital agencies like Level Studios, BLITZ and Full Moon Interactive — recognized by Forrester as “the original internet architect.” Jayson’s love for pushing boundaries extends outside the office, where he spends his free time enjoying all things high octane, from dune buggies to race cars to a project restoring his grandfather’s 1974 Jeep CJ5.­­

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