John Piester, Executive Vice President

John joined ignition in 2002, and has since worked in all aspects of the agency’s business, including production and account management, as well as project development. He currently oversees all US based programs for the agency.

Most recently, he led the production group and was responsible for overseeing all field and tour management, budgeting, construction, vehicles and insurance, warehouse, logistics, staffing, and market intelligence. John has been instrumental in the creation and execution of programs for clients including BP, ESPN the Magazine, eBay, John Deere, AT&T, Coca-Cola, and Delta Air Lines.  Prior to joining ignition, John worked for two years with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee on the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and spent four years with Momentum where he helped build the Coca-Cola Racing Family program.