• JOHN "JOCK" ELLIOTT 1921-2005> John "Jock" Elliott Jr., former chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, died on Saturday Oct. 29 at the age of 84 from a cerebral hemorrhage. Elliott joined the agency in 1960 and in a matter of five years, had become its US chairman. By 1975, he succeeded agency founder David Ogilvy to become chairman of its worldwide operations, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1982. Elliott is survived by his wife, Eleanor Thomas Elliott, brother Osborn and several nieces and nephews.
• PIKE LAUNCHES NEW PRODCO> Toronto-based prodco Reginald Pike has launched Reginaldo, an affiliate company in the US, to represent comedy directors Lena Beug (formerly art director at MTV) and Brian Lee Hughes (former Senior Art Director at TBWA Chiat/Day SF). James Davis and Josefina Nadurata (Reginald Pike, untitled) have been named EPs. Reginaldo is repped by Trevor King on the East coast, Rich Newman/Sue Rosen in the Midwest and Kira G on the West coast.
  http://www.reginaldo.ca
• NODELMAN JOINS CREATIVE GROUP> Jeff Nodelman, founder and former president/CD of Noodlesoup Productions, has been named creative director in charge of animation at New York's Creative Group. Nodelman will be in charge of developing the infrastructure for Creative Group's animation studio and in addition to overseeing original properties made by Creative Group, he will also house his own portfolio within the new division.
  http://www.creativegroup.com
• SKEPPERFIENNES OPENS IN LONDON> Richard Skepper (formerly EP with Stillking's London, UK office) and commercial director Martha Fiennes (formerly repped by Academy) have launched a new London-based commercial prodco, SkepperFiennes. Skepper most recently worked on the upcoming feature The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe while Fiennes recently directed her second feature, Chromophobia, due in 2006.
  http://www.skepperfiennes.com
• CHELSEA AND LUSCIOUS TEAM UP FOR NEW OFFICE >Bicoastal Chelsea Pictures and Sydney-based prodco Luscious International have created a new division, Luscious@Chelsea, with Luscious directors Richard Gibson, James Holt, Michael Joy and Damien Toogood on the roster. EPs Katy Greene in LA and Andrew Morris in Sydney, along with Chelsea partners/EPs Allison Amon, Lisa Mehling and Steve Wax will manage the new division.
  http://www.chelsea.com
• HAFNER AND GTN MAKE RINGSIDE CREATIVE> Chris Hafner, commercial editor and founder of Santa Monica-based Brass Knuckles, and post-production house GTN, Inc. have launched creative services boutique Ringside Creative, to be based in Oak Park, Michigan. Jeff Dobrow has been named CD, and the creative editor roster includes Chris Chynoweth, Charlene Dwyer and Sarah Fisher.
  

• AICP PREZ ANNOUNCED> The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) has announced that Epoch Films president/co-owner Mindy Goldberg will act as chairwoman for the 15th Annual AICP Show, The Art & Technique of the American Television Commercial. The show debuts June 8, 2006, at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. The call for entries will be available in January.
  http://www.aicp.com
• STILLKING IN CHILE> Stillking Films opened a new office in Santiago, Chile in August, headed by local executive producer Bud Theisen. Most recently, the Chile office wrapped production on an 8-day shoot for Orange with UK prodco Knucklehead and director Joe Roman. Stillking also has offices in Prague, Cape Town, Barcelona, Milan, Los Angeles and London.
  http://www.stillking.com

Euro RSCG Fuel Worldwide has hired senior creative team Mick French and Henry Rossiter, previously CDs and board directors at WCRS. The team will be working on London-based accounts such as Jaguar and Reckitt Benckiser.
http://www.eurorscg.com

The commercial division of Portland-based animation house LAIKA, formerly operating as Vinton Studios, has been renamed LAIKA/house, and has named Lourri Hammack as president, replacing Paul Golden.
http://www.laika.com

LA-based Anonymous Content has signed on commercial director Justin Reardon (known for work on the Budweiser "Whassup" and "Wasabi" campaigns) for exclusive US representation.
http://www.anonymouscontent.com

UK post-production and effects house Rushes has hired visual effects artist Dave Kiddie, who has previously worked with MPC, CFS and Red.
http://www.rushes.co.uk

Toronto-based Relish has hired Marcus Valentin, who has recently worked with post houses School and Stealing Time, as editor.
http://www.relish.ca

London-based animation prodco Nexus Productions has signed on director Cyril Houplain. His first projects for the company include a new set of MasterCard idents and rebranding music channel TMF.
http://www.nexusproductions.com

London-based prodco The Mob Film Company has opened an office in Leeds dubbed Mob North, to be managed by Mob producer/ partner John Brocklehurst and with Rob Lewchenko handling marketing and day-to-day operations.
http://www.mobfilm.com

San Francisco-based design company Elastic Creative has hired Shane Ruggieri, most recently with Fixed Earth Films, as EP. Zach Freyer has also joined the staff to support editorial and motion graphics.
http://www.elasticcreative.com

Director Alan White, represented by Bob Industries except for Asia Pacific where he's handled by Curious Films, has been named as the first director to sit on the Young Guns award jury.
http://www.ygaward.com

Santa Monica-based post house Juice has hired audio engineer Sonia Castro.
http://www.juicewest.com

Toronto-based Stealing Time Editing has added editor Barry McMann to its roster. Most recently, McMann worked freelance under the Barman Film Co. banner in the US while being repped by Stealing Time in Canada. Previously, McMann had worked with Third Floor Editing for 11 years.
http://www.stealingtime.com

New York-based prodco Zero 2 Sixty has signed on director Munier Sharrieff for exclusive commercial representation. Sharrieff was most recently with Hollywood's Fabrication Films and has also worked at Burrell Communications, Chicago, as CD and Leo Burnett, Chicago as AD.
http://www.0260.com