NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2009 - Nurun Inc., a global interactive marketing agency, today announced Richard Shuback as executive vice president, executive creative director, North America. Shuback leads teams of creative and strategic professionals among Nurun's five North American locations throughout Canada and the United States. This is the first time Nurun has appointed an executive vice president, executive creative director in North America.

"Our pure play position in the digital marketplace and our existing talented and rich pool of professionals are now being linked to a creative front end with Richard at the helm," said Steve Carbone, president, North America, Nurun. "Establishing this position is another way for us to marry Nurun's technological expertise with the kind of creative innovation that can help our clients achieve their strategic objectives.

"Richard's passion for creativity and his track record as an innovator are truly impressive," Carbone added. "When it came to identifying someone whose talent and love for creative could not only empower and inspire our other creative professionals, but also yield out-of-the-box innovative and measurable solutions, Richard was a natural."

Shuback joins Nurun with more than three decades of experience, most recently as the executive creative director at G2 Direct & Digital, where he ran multiple creative groups in four cities, and developed branding solutions for Adobe, Aetna, BellSouth, CheapTickets, Liberty Mutual, Nestle, and Xerox. Shuback also co-founded Grey's E Marketing Group in 1994, where he provided interactive creative solutions for a roster of blue-chip organizations.

"Working at Nurun is a lot like being a kid in a candy store," said Shuback. "I'm surrounded by amazing talent from a variety of disciplines. This means that we're able to move outside of the typical tactical solutions put forth by our competitors and offer the organizations we work with much bigger ideas.

His creative staff is a well-rounded group of experts that understand an array of interactive disciplines. Aside from the more traditional email, Web site and Flash development, his team also consists of authorities in e-commerce, social media, mobile, motion design, new media, kiosks and content development. This wealth of talent allows Richard to pair the right team with the right client initiative - keeping an eye on of the overall brand's objectives.

"My team understands the importance of the convergence of strategy, branding, conceptual thinking, and technology," he added. "No matter how high I set the bar, all of our teams continue to rise above it. I think people can expect to see some great work coming from Nurun in 2009."

Shuback is based out of Nurun's New York office.


About Nurun Inc.
Nurun Inc. is a global digital marketing agency which designs and executes interactive marketing strategies for the new digital media, creating outstanding user experiences which enable their Clients to make themselves known, carry out electronic business activities and take advantage of the value of their relations with their consumers. Since its foundation in 1985, Nurun has worked with a wide range of companies and organizations, including the Danone Group, Louis Vuitton, Chupa Chups, Pfizer, Home Depot, the Telefónica Group, Pleasant Holidays, L'Oréal, Microsoft (MSN), Telecom Italia and the government of Quebec. Nurun employs over 800 multidisciplinary professionals in 13 offices in Canada, the United States, Europe, and China.