Katie Mackay-Sinclair, Chris Gallery, Felix Richter and Teri Miller are elevated to global team, leading the Mother Family of agencies into the future

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Mother has announced a newly formed global partnership group, the next generation set to lead the Mother Family of agencies. Approaching 30 years in business, and proudly remaining independent, the new operating group is tasked with stewarding Mother towards the next 30 years. The group will work with and report into global CEO Michael Wall and Mother’s founder, Robert Saville.

 (Global Chief Client Officer) who both joined Mother in 2022; and 

 (Global Chief Strategy Officer), who have been with Mother for almost their entire careers, and have led the evolution and successes of the London office over the past eight years. They will retain their existing responsibilities alongside their new global roles.

Michael Wall, Global CEO said: “This is a world class team. And they are proven and high quality practitioners for Mother."

"We believe that there has never been a better time to be a truly independent creative agency that is focussed on its clients, genuinely cares for its people and can act with clarity, speed and at scale in today’s marketplace.” 

Felix Richter becomes Global Chief Creative Officer, the first in Mother’s history, and will be working closely with the CCO’s across Mother’s offices in Berlin, Los Angeles, New York and Shanghai, and continuing oversight of London’s creative output.

Felix joined Mother as CCO of the London office in 2022, after 11 years at Droga5 in New York. He has brought great creative momentum to Mother, winning multiple back-to-back Agency of the Year titles, including International Agency of the year from Adweek in 2024. Mother London’s most recent work for Uber, KFC and IKEA, amongst others, has been heavily lauded.

Teri Miller becomes Global Chief Client Officer and is also promoted to US CEO, reflecting her role in transforming and growing Mother in New York and Los Angeles. Teri joined Mother in 2022 as US President from 72andSunny. In her three years, she has been pivotal in Mother’s growth. In the past year alone, there are 11 new clients, including Electronic Arts, General Motors, BlackRock and General Mills.

Katie Mackay-Sinclair and Chris Gallery have been at Mother for 17 and 16 years, respectively, originally joining as strategists. They made the transition into leadership as Heads of Strategy, before becoming Partners of the London office and are responsible for Mother’s longest-running, most effective and creatively renowned client relationships there. As part of the global team, Katie is elevated to Global Chief Brand Officer and Chris assumes the role of Global Chief Strategy Officer.

With a dramatic rise in client interest in independents with global capabilities, Mother is doubling down on working together across offices and the Family of agencies, building on what they are already doing for clients including Uber, Google, Dow Jones, Blackrock, Electronic Arts and more.

Mother’s entrepreneurial spirit has seen them birth, support and co-create a best-in-class integrated offering, through the growth of Mother Design in both the US and UK markets, the successful launch of Media by Mother, as well as investment in independent creative businesses 

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Founder Robert Saville said: “We have spent the last two years planning the next chapter in our Mother story. And like all our decisions it comes down to people. People who believe in the values and ambitions of Mother."

"Teri, Felix, Katie and Chris are wonderful, talented and principled leaders who will help our brilliant people build on their incredible momentum and push Mother to new levels all around the world. Because, let’s face it, our industry needs a strong Mother now more than ever.” 

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Mother has announced the promotion of Executive Creative Director, Jed Cohen, to take on the role of Chief Creative Officer for the Los Angeles office.

Mother, has announced the promotion of Executive Creative Director, Jed Cohen, to take on the role of Chief Creative Officer for the Los Angeles office.

Jed joined the agency in 2022 and has been a key contributor to the growth of Mother’s business in Los Angeles. From being part of the team that defended the Sonic Drive-In business, to bringing in new clients from heavy hitting brands like General Motors and Electronic Arts—as well as a confidential new CPG client—winning 4 for 4 of his last pitches and doubling the agency’s client roster in the last twelve months. 

“I’ve been here three years, but on a daily basis I’m reminded how fiercely the idea of independence runs through Mother. It doesn’t just mean we aren’t owned by a giant holding company. It means we’re free to create things we love that build our client’s brands, and build a culture that cares about creativity and our people in equal order. The only thing that matters to me is creating the agency I wish I’d always worked at. And the chance to get to do that here is the honor of my career.” 

- Jed Cohen, Chief Creative Officer, Mother LA.

“Jed is the heart and soul of Mother in LA. Under his leadership, he’s rallied the agency to new heights in our next chapter of work and wins by putting people first." 

"You would be hard pressed to find anyone in this industry that loves our business of advertising as much as he does. His joy in what we do is contagious for all us practicing Jedheadz.”

 - Teri Miller, Partner & President, Mother USA.

The appointment comes at an exciting time for Mother LA as they onboard several new clients and hires in the last few months. They started the year with multiple projects in production around the world, their first work is about to break for several new brands, and some of the best creative yet is coming for both Postmates and Sonic. Next month they will move into their new, larger offices in Los Angeles’s West Adams neighborhood.

Jed joined Mother from TBWA\Media Arts Lab, where he created work for Apple. While there, his work was nominated for an Emmy, and he was named one of Adweek’s Top 100 Creatives in Advertising. Prior to that, he was a Creative Director at 72andSunny, where he created award winning work for Sonos, Call of Duty, Coors Light, ESPN’s Sportscenter@ Night, Carls’ Jr. and National Geographic. His work has been recognized by Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clios, the One Show, Andy’s and Webbys. He also co-wrote 

, a short film that premiered at the Tribeca Film festival.

Growing up in South Africa, Jed moved to Miami with his family at the age of 12. He won a radio contest to write a commercial for a piano company when he was 16, which made him realize that people actually got paid to make ads, and has been on that path ever since.

Adweek covered his appointment and talked to him about why there has never been a better time to be an indie agency 

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Mother Promotes Jed Cohen to Chief Creative Officer of Mother Los Angeles

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" This is more than a literal statement; it is a declaration of commitment and ambition to positively impact the future through creativity. It doesn’t just mean doing good or purpose-driven work, it is deeper rooted in everything we do, how we behave and interact with one another, our clients, the industry, and how the work we create shows up in society at large.

With the next generation always at the top of our minds, we jumped at the opportunity to sponsor the digital category of the 2025 US Young Lions competition. The next generation of our industry has their fingers on the pulse of culture and are the tastemakers.

A big thank you to our friends at National CineMedia for the opportunity to be part of this year's competition. 2025 marks 10 years of NCM’s role as U.S. representative and the first since NCM’s launch of the U.S. Lions Community.

The US Young Lions competition is open to all creatives aged 30 and under in the advertising, marketing, and media industries. Our colleagues Yi Chen, Gustavo Dorietto, and Jed Cohen are looking forward to the submissions. Registration closes on January 17.

Mother Sponsors Young Lions' Digital Category

We’re thrilled that Mother was part of one of the hottest pitches of the year and has been awarded GM’s Buick account.


From the start of the pitch process, we shared a similar energy, ambition and collaborative spirit with the Buick team. Together, we hope to create a fresh and vibrant platform for a fast-growing brand that operates by a different marketing playbook and exudes a deserved confidence in its vehicles. It feels like an assignment was made for Mother. Read what 

General Motors Adds Mother in LA to Creative Roster

Ryan Dickerson, who recently took over marketing for the chain, describes its new marketing approach, including appealing to price-sensitive consumers.

Inspire late last year announced Dickerson’s promotion to Sonic CMO. He had served as VP for retail and e-commerce in Inspire’s Commercial Group. Ad Age recently caught up with Dickerson to learn how Sonic is speaking to a wide range of consumers, why the chain stayed with Mother after conducting an agency review last year and how the relaunch may change the brand’s media mix. Read the interview with 

Sonic CMO on its new campaign, changing media approach and why it stuck with Mother

As comedians took over LA this May, Mother Design delivered graphic design with a punchline for organisers Netflix.

For the festival's 2024 edition from May 2-12, Netflix partnered with design agency Mother Design to create a fun, irreverent visual identity fitting for the comedy extravaganza.

Because of the festival's impact in Los Angeles, supporting local comedy venues and giving back to the LA community, Mother Design focused its efforts on ensuring the design and tone of the new visual identity felt uniquely Angeleno.

Mother Design's identity for Netflix Comedy festival is uniquely Angeleno

Mother Design has hired Ariadna Navarro as its first-ever president in the U.S.

Mother Design has hired Ariadna Navarro as its first-ever president in the U.S. Navarro’s appointment is the first step in head of design Mark Sloan and managing director Danielle Horanieh’s vision for Mother Design of the growth and expansion of capabilities. Read more 

Mother Design Hires Ariadna Navarro as its First President

Joey Johnson and Shelby Tamura, creative directors at Mother LA, speak to LBB’s Addison Capper about the magnetic force of their similarly ‘weird and dark’ sense of humour.

Joey Johnson and Shelby Tamura love making work that makes people say, ‘what the f*** I love that’.


The creative duo – affably now known as Jelby – first met in 2021 while working on the Coors Light account at DDB Chicago before joining forces with Mother LA as creative directors. They shared a similarly ‘weird and dark’ sense of humour and were into a lot of the same shows, movies, creative work, Pokémon cards, and, importantly, found themselves challenging a similar set of ideals within the industry.

Jelby Make Work That’ll Make You Say, ‘What the F*** I Love That’

Jed shares 3 ways to put yourself out there and create meaningful relationships, when the last thing you feel comfortable doing is networking. 

Jed does not enjoy networking. He loves people and learning about their stories, but networking for networking's sake? Forget it. It is also why he's the perfect person to give advice on how to network. And why adding random people you don't know on LinkedIn doesn't count! Read what he has to say on 

Jed Cohen's Advice on How to Network (when you hate networking)

Postmates partnered with Mother LA and Nexus Design Studio to show the pleasure of food.

No one went hungry during the making of the Postmates “This Is Your Brain on Food” campaign, with takeout orders of hot chicken, soup dumplings, boba tea and more crave-worthy dishes inspiring the creative and fueling the workday.

“It was one of these beautiful research projects where we just got to eat a bunch of delicious food,” said Biz Anderson, strategist at agency Mother L.A.

The Delicious Story Behind Postmates' Trippy Ads

Mother making bear blankets for soon to be mothers!

The team at Mother LA spent some volunteer time over at the Good + Foundation to spread some cheer and help out families in the community. With supplies donated by the Mother team, we made personal Blanket Bears each with their own custom note. 

Mother LA has had a good partnership in the last year, participating in the Good+ back to school supplies and children’s health month drives and donated upwards of 200 products for them to distribute to their partners and families. We also helped prepare 50+ bundles of clothing for distribution to kids in need. To find out more on how to donate and volunteer please follow the link 

Mother LA & Good+ Foundation Help Out for the Holidays

, “Sonic Drive-In has retained Mother as its creative agency of record following a review first reported in July.” Welcome back home, Sonic.

We retained Sonic. Ad Age reported, “Sonic Drive-In has retained Mother as its creative agency of record following a review first reported in July.” Told you! Welcome back home, Sonic.

Sonic Retains Mother as Lead Creative Agency

Charlie McKittrick provides some insights on the strategic thinking in the industry ahead of the 2023 Jay Chiat Awards. 

Charlie, Mother USA CSO and Partner, is the head juror of the Sustainability category for the 2023 Jay Chiat Awards. In an interview ahead of the award show, Charlie discusses his approach to his craft, the advice he’d give his younger self about his future specialism, and the greatest strategic campaigns of all time.

Charlie McKittrick on the 2023 Jay Chiat Awards

President and partner of Mother Industries speaks to LBB’s Addison Capper about creating a place where the most creative people in the world want to work

In five minutes, Mother’s president, Teri Miller, touched on her ambitions for the agency, her favorite projects to date, and what’s to come. Read more at 

Five Minutes with Teri Miller, Mother's US President

We looked around and realized we needed someone with Marianne’s skillset, which led to her becoming Mother USA’s Chief Community & Communications Officer. While she’s building our community of alumni, friends and family, she’s also leading our PR and Comms function.

As Chief Community & Communications Officer for Mother USA, Marianne will focus on building Mother’s community of alumni, friends and family in addition to leading the PR and Comms function.

 explains her appointment and role in more detail. 

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Mother Elevates Next Generation of Global Leaders

Mother Elevates Next Generation of Global Leaders

Mother Promotes Jed Cohen to Chief Creative Officer of Mother Los Angeles

Mother Sponsors Young Lions' Digital Category

General Motors Adds Mother in LA to Creative Roster

Sonic CMO on its new campaign, changing media approach and why it stuck with Mother

Mother Design's identity for Netflix Comedy festival is uniquely Angeleno

Mother Design Hires Ariadna Navarro as its First President

Jelby Make Work That’ll Make You Say, ‘What the F*** I Love That’

Jed Cohen's Advice on How to Network (when you hate networking)

The Delicious Story Behind Postmates' Trippy Ads

Mother LA & Good+ Foundation Help Out for the Holidays

Sonic Retains Mother as Lead Creative Agency