Dan Treichel and Dave Canning Join Joan As Co-Executive Creative Directors

Joan Creative announced today that industry creative leaders Dan Treichel and Dave Canning have joined the agency as Co-Executive Creative Directors. The team will be based out of the firm’s new headquarters in New York City and will report to Co-Founder/Chief Creative Officer, Jaime Robinson.

“We’re over the moon that Dave and Dan have joined us,” said Jaime Robinson. “Their ability to push boundaries combined with a true sense of empathy is the exact brand of creativity we need as our creative department and agency continues to grow and flourish,” said Robinson. “Playful, inventive and displaying an enormous amount of heart, Dave and Dan have been behind some of our favorite campaigns both in the US and Europe. Plus, they happen to be really good people. They will be a great influence on our work.”

In their roles as Co-ECDs, Dan and Dave will support Jaime in leading the creative department and will be heavily involved in current partnerships and new business initiatives. The additional senior creative firepower comes at a pivotal time as Joan has quickly evolved from a start up agency to partnering with significant, global brands. 

Treichel and Canning join Joan from 180 Amsterdam where they worked with clients such as Asics, DHL, PlayStation, Replay Jeans and United Colors of Benetton. Prior to that, they worked together at Barton F. Graf 9000 where they created the award winning Climate Name Change campaign for 350 Action. In earlier career days, Canning worked at Wieden + Kennedy and Young & Rubicam, and Treichel at Crispin Porter + Bogusky and Droga5. The team has collectively won over 50 Cannes Lions and their work has been honoured at every major award show including D&AD, One Show, Clios, Andy’s and the Emmy’s. In 2014, Ad Age recognized Treichel and Canning as the highest rated US creative team in their Awards Report. 

“We couldn’t be happier to be joining Joan. Jaime and Lisa are two of the smartest and most talented people in this business and we can’t wait to ride their long, illustrious coattails to many successes,” said Dave Canning.

“It's absolutely refreshing to work for a female owned and founded agency,” continued Dan Treichel.” “It's rare to see this much ambition, enthusiasm and creativity in one place. After one Skype with Jaime and Lisa, we looked at each other and said, ‘We really, really hope we get this job.”