ADARA, the data solution for travel brands, has hired former Amnet Global COO and Mediacom Global Client Consulting Partner, Curtis Nishijima to the newly-created role of Managing Director, EMEA. Nishijima will be responsible for setting the vision, market development, and operational requirements across ADARA EMEA, with business conducted across UK and Ireland, France-Benelux, DACH, Nordics, […]
Independent international media agency The Specialist Works has appointed Tim Neligan as Managing Director to lead the next stage of growth following the recent management buyout led by CEO Martin Woolley and COO Parry Jones. Neligan, most recently Commercial Director APAC & EMEA at Publicis Media’s investment arm APX, will help The Specialist Works develop […]
OMD UK is delighted to announce the promotion of Laura Fenton to Managing Director of OMD UK. Laura takes up the position, having joined the agency as a graduate in 2004, spending three years up to 2014 as the Client Services Director at OMG’s branded content agency, Drum. During this time, she has led a […]
MWWPR, one of the world’s leading independent PR agencies, announced the promotion of Rebecca Blinston-Jones into the role of UK Managing Director. For the last four years, Blinston-Jones served as Deputy Managing Director, helping launch MWWPR in London following its 2013 acquisition of Parys Communications. Blinston-Jones is taking the helm at an impressive time of […]
Executive Producer Greg White has been promoted to Managing Director at ENVY Advertising. Originally joining ENVY Advertising as EP in February last year, Greg will work alongside owner and CEO Dave Cadle to continue to grow and build on the success and quality of the broadcast and commercial services at ENVY. Greg comments: “We have […]
Stephen Forth joins AKQA’s Auckland studio, where he takes on the responsibility of General Manager, building client relationships and developing the studio culture. Stephen has more than 18 years of experience in the digital industry. Prior to joining AKQA, he held managing director and managing partner roles leading digital efforts to drive brand strategy on […]
Y&R London has appointed Katie Lee, currently MD at Sunshine, as its new managing director to bring further experience and dynamism to the business. The appointment is the first major management hiring by Paul Lawson since he joined as CEO in October last year. In her new role Katie will sit on the Exec Management […]
Global media technology company Oath announces the appointment of Anna Watkins as UK MD & Country Commercial Director. In the role, Watkins is responsible for the promotion of Oath’s advertising solutions to brands and agencies and driving the continued commercial success for Oath’s leading media brands, platforms and partnerships. Watkins brings over 20 years of […]
Post-production facility nineteentwenty announces former Big Buoy Co-Founder, Jon Hurst, will join the team as Managing Director. Jon’s new role will see him grow the nineteentwenty business from its London HQ. Jon Joins nineteentwenty following nearly two decades at London-based post-production house, Big Buoy. He first started his advertising career accidentally – and in an […]
Leading online cards, gifts and flowers retailer Moonpig has appointed eCommerce entrepreneur Nickyl Raithatha as Managing Director. Nickyl takes the reins from July 2nd, based out of Moonpig’s state-of-the-art new Clerkenwell HQ. He joins off the back of founding and scaling Finery – one of the UK’s fastest growing fashion brands – to £15m in […]