Promotions across MiQ senior executive team, as Giles Ivey named EMEA CEO, Van Sideras EMEA COO and Freddie Turner UK MD
MiQ, the global programmatic media partner, has announced three key promotions across its senior executive management team to bolster its European expansion and drive a fast multi-market growth strategy. Giles Ivey has been promoted to EMEA CEO(previously UK CEO), Van Sideras has been named EMEA COO (previously UK MD), and Freddie Turner moves to the role of UK MD(previously […]
Global independent creative agency GUT announces the promotion of Fernando Ribeiro to Global Chief Strategy Officer, the first person to hold this role at the agency. His promotion demonstrates the agency’s continued growth and investment in senior leadership, and comes after it announced the opening of its fourth office in Toronto. He will report to […]
“Although International Women’s Day only happens once a year, it’s important that we continue to talk about gender equality all year round to address systemic bias and keep it top of the agenda. Championing and supporting women shouldn’t be a tick boxing exercise, we should do everything we can to embed true gender equality into […]
Following massive growth, Danish tech company Adnami, which specialises in programmatic, high-impact advertising solutions, has further strengthened its team with the hire of Kathryn Nixon as Publisher Partnerships Manager and Sam Levy as Commercial Activation Manager. Kathryn is tasked with looking after publisher relationships in the UK, growing the business by dipping into her extensive network. She will […]
The Manchester arm of international digital agency Dept has welcomed four new female digital experts. Joining just in time for International Women’s Day, these new starters bring a breadth of experience across marketing, project management, design and user experience. Lavinia Alexoiu is Dept’s newest Senior UX Designer, joining after a three-year posting at Manchester’s Accenture […]
BY SIOBHAN FREEGARD OBE, founder of ChannelMumTalent.com
WE DO better in exam results, more of us enrol in higher education – but when it comes to starting our own firms or being the boss, women are still not reaching their full potential. Statistics show women make up just 18% of FTSE 250 executive committee members, and while the number of female entrepreneurs […]
• The Specialist Works Group has created a new role entirely focused and measured on improving employee wellbeing, a first for the independent media agency sector
• Integrative psychotherapist Isabella Barrand will offer counselling to all employees and shape the group’s mental health and wellbeing strategy
• The group created the role in response to the mental health crisis exacerbated by Covid-19
The Specialist Works Group has appointed integrative psychotherapist Isabella Barrand as Mental Health and Wellbeing Specialist, starting immediately. The newly created role will see Barrand offer counselling to employees and shape the group’s wider mental health and wellbeing strategy. The role is a first for the independent media agency sector. The Specialist Works Group created the role […]
BrandOpus, the global brand-led creative agency, has announced it will become an Employee Owned Trust (EOT) from today, following the sale of partner shares to employees. The move will allow BrandOpus’ founding partners to release some of their equity in the business, whilst retaining the agency’s culture of independence. The decision came after a period […]
Social-first creative agency Digital Natives have appointed Tommy Wigley as Strategy Director off the back of a number of significant new business wins. Tommy joins from Ogilvy, where he led the social strategy for the agency’s largest accounts, including Boots, Vans, Mattel and Unilever. “Hiring Tommy is a statement of our intent” says managing director […]
