Minivegas Announces Trio of Senior Hires

 On the back of recent high profile projects for brands such as Sony, Audi and Old Spice, international creative production company Minivegas has bolstered its management & production team with three new hires: Managing Director, Creative Director and Interactive Producer. 

 
New members of the senior team include Managing Director Fleur Schraven, who has previously held marketing and management positions at Bugaboo and KPN. Most recently, at Bugaboo, Schraven headed the product marketing department and lead key product launches worldwide. She brings brand and management expertise to the company’s operations and will be tasked with building on the continued success of Minivegas and managing worldwide business development.
 

Multi award-winning Creative Director Andrew Watson, who has lead international work at Strawberryfrog, Amsterdam Worldwide and Blast Radius, also joins, further bolstering the company’s creative offering.

 
Interactive Producer Tobin Nageotte is the third addition to the team to join the Amsterdam-based office, bringing a wealth of experience working in the film and gaming industries, for the likes of Guerrilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment and E! Networks, in Europe and the US. Nageotte takes over from Brian Bourke who is now Executive Producer for the Minivegas Amsterdam office overseeing the production team as well as new business.
 

This period of recruitment follows the successful establishment of the Minivegas LA office and sustained expansion of Minivegas offerings across directing, production, post-production and cutting edge interactive work.

 
Maarten Boon, Creative Director and Partner, Minivegas, commented: “The appointments of Fleur, Andrew and Tobin are significant in supporting the ambitious future growth plans of the company.  At Minivegas we are continuously on the lookout for the very best people who share our creative and business ambitions, who are committed and adventurous, to strengthen our expertise and offering, and it’s great to have them as part of the Minivegas team.”

 
Fleur Schraven, Managing Director, Minivegas, commented: “Minivegas is experiencing an exhilarating period of growth and my goal is to further establish us as a creatively ground-breaking company and a trusted production partner for our clients. We have a very  strong, multi-disciplined team here in Amsterdam that means we can really make a difference in the market.”

 
Andrew Watson, Creative Director, Minivegas, commented: “A culture of innovation, coupled with creativity and craft is what attracted me to Minivegas. It is a slight departure from my agency role but there is an entrepreneurial spirit about the place that is incredibly fresh and inspiring – things happen here and I’m excited to start getting my hands dirty."

 
Tobin Nageotte, Interactive Producer, Minivegas, commented: “Minivegas has a vision for interactive projects that balances story-telling, powerful visuals and innovative uses of technology. My role will be to really push these goals and continue to capture the imagination of our clients with what we can do here in Minivegas.”