MILAN—GolinHarris has opened a new office in Milan to serve clients in Italy and Europe. Draftfcb veterans Franco Ricchiuti and Diego Ricchiuti have been appointed president and managing director, respectively. In addition to leading Golin’s operations, both will retain their respective roles as president and executive vice president, chief growth officer, of sister agency Draftfcb Italy.

According to Matt Neale (pictured), president, international, at GolinHarris: “We’re coupling our real-time marketing, social media and public relations capabilities with Draftfcb’s digital and creative clout.”

Rovetta will serve as creative director and will join GolinHarris’s creator community, reporting to Charlie Coney, head of creative, GolinHarris EMEA.