Vice President, Group Creative Director | Creative Director
Frankel & Company, Chicago | Los Angeles | San Francisco
As Vice President, Group Creative Director, William led national promotion and creative development for General Motors’ Oldsmobile brands and Cadillac Eldorado owner loyalty, as well as for McDonald's Retail, Adult, Family, Menu, Satellite and Licensing groups. Additionally, he led the Frankel Retail Design Group, the business unit responsible for the development of retail identity and environmental design for clients including McDonald's, BP (Amoco), Sprint, U.S. Postal Service and others.As Creative Director, William was responsible for the national, international, satellite and field/local store marketing efforts of McDonald's. He oversaw creative development and communications strategy for all restaurant merchandising nationwide and the development of McDonald's International Electronic Library of retail marketing materials. He was also responsible for the development of McDonald's restaurants and retail concepts inside Wal-Mart, BP (Amoco), Exxon, Chevron and other host locations, including identity, retail strategy and design, point-of-purchase and marketing.