B-Reel Expands Its Los Angeles Office with Four New Hires

Global, full-service creative agency, B-Reel, announced today the appointment of four new hires within the agency’s creative walls. Alistair Campbell joins as Managing Director, Peter Vattanatham as Managing Creative Director, Chris Cork as Senior Creative and Dimitri Kalagas as Senior Creative, all based in Los Angeles. In each of their respective roles, they will be responsible for elevating the level and quality of innovative and ambitious work at the intersection of creativity and tech.

“B-Reel is blazing new trails beyond its core creative capabilities, and embracing the right kind of new talent that will continue to push forward our maker culture and game changing work for clients,” said CEO of B-Reel Anders Wahlquist. “Each of these new hires has an outstanding track record and it is a gift to have them on the team.”

Alistair Campbell

Alistair Campbell joins the agency as Managing Director of B-Reel’s Los Angeles office. He takes over the role from one of the founding partners, Pelle Nilsson, who will now focus efforts on overall management of B-Reel’s North America operations. Campbell’s experience driving ground-breaking creative ideas for brands like Nike, the Jordan brand, and Adidas, puts him in a unique position to help evolve the agency’s capabilities and further position B-Reel as a creative agency for modern brands. Prior to joining B-Reel, Campbell worked as a Managing Director/Partner for The Great Society. He has held positions at Wieden + Kennedy, Blast Radius, and Nike. Before making the move to LA, Campbell spent a full year travelling the world with his family (dubbed #CampbellAmble) – 24 countries, four continents and over 25 Airbnb’s, to be exact.

Peter Vattanatham

Peter Vattanatham joins Alistair at B-Reel Los Angeles as its new Managing Creative Director. Prior to joining B-Reel, Vattanatham worked at 72andSunny, Los Angeles for 7 years. In his role as Creative Director, he led brands including Activision, Sonos, Google and MillerCoors. Vattanatham brings a wealth of creative experience drawn from his full-time and freelance career at various agencies including 180LA, BSSP, and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, creating work for brands such as HP, Boost Mobile, and Converse. In his new role, he will be tasked with leading creative for B-Reel Los Angeles’ client roster.

Chris Cork

Chris Cork joins B-Reel Los Angeles as a Senior Creative with a passion for storytelling that fuels the agency’s ability to connect brands and audiences in unexpected ways. Prior to joining B-Reel, Chris was an Associate Creative Director at TBWA/Media Arts Lab working on Apple. His work has been admired and awarded by Cannes, New York Festivals, Young Guns, among others.

Dimitri Kalagas

Dimitri Kalagas joins B-Reel Los Angeles as a Senior Creative contributing to the agency’s already formidable creative capabilities, and collaborating on future-facing work along the way. Prior to joining B-Reel, Dimitri created narratives for Apple as an Associate Creative Director at TBWA/Media Arts Lab. Over the years, his work has won multiple awards including New York Festivals, Cannes, Young Guns, among others.