Performance marketing agency Launch, has appointed Rich Kimber as head of growth. He will be responsible for developing partnerships with other specialist agencies and delivering on the agency’s ambitious five-year growth plan. His main objective is to ensure even more growth-focused ecommerce and travel brands have access to impactful and effective full-funnel performance marketing. With over 15 years’ experience both agency and client side, Kimber joins Launch from Melt Digital, where, as commercial director, he supported the growth of high-profile ecommerce clients.
Oliver UK, part of The Brandtech Group, has announced the promotion of Eloise Smith to the role of Executive Creative Director, reinforcing its commitment to delivering world-class creativity and innovation for clients. Smith is stepping into the new, expanded role following nearly a year-and-a-half of successfully driving creative excellence for Oliver’s biggest global in-house team. In her new, broader role, Smith will work to elevate creative output across the agency’s 100+ UK clients, including household names such as Boots and Barclays. Reporting into Rod Sobral, Global Chief Creative Officer, she will manage a 200-strong creative and design department, with a focus on AI upskilling.
