Clemmie Telford has been appointed Executive Creative Director at McCann Content Studios. Spearheading creative content, Telford will be based out of McCann Central in the UK working across the agency and broader network to upscale the social and influencer offering and drive innovation for its clients. As ECD, Telford will partner with the global MCS team – led by Monica Tailor and Crystal Malachias, Co-Managing Directors – to continue to drive McCann’s social and influencer creative output across clients, new business, awards and talent, working closely with the senior creative community, led by global CCO, Javier Campopiano.
Global marketing agency Assembly has appointed Ed Auden as Head of Google Marketing Practice and Keith Lavender as Head of Google Marketing Practice Operations, effective immediately. Set to strengthen the agency’s deep expertise in Google Marketing Platform (GMP), these strategic appointments will fuel client growth via enterprise-level advertising solutions throughout the European region. Auden and Lavender will leverage their combined commercial and operational expertise to enhance Assembly’s Google Marketing Practice, unlocking the full power of Google’s Cloud, Ads, and Measurement ecosystem. Auden joins Assembly from Incubeta, where he served as Head of Commercial, GMP. Lavender was previously Head of Data Insights at AXA UK. Both Auden and Lavender will report to Clare Chapman, Assembly Europe’s recently elevated CEO.
Social media agency Spin has announced the appointment of Jake Thompson as Creative Director. With a decade of social experience in the industry, he will be leading the creative team’s accounts. Formerly Creative Director at SocialChain, Thompson the creative team across major brands such as SharkNinja, KFC, The British Army, Holland and Barrett, LinkedIn, Prime Video, H&M, and Arla, winning numerous awards (including a 30 Under 30) and delivering work that commanded attention.
Glasgow creative campaigns agency ALT has installed a commercial sports specialist into a newly-created role of Strategic planner. Mike Murphy, who has an extensive background at the BBC as a senior producer and leader of a number of the Corporation’s participation-led initiatives, joins ALT as the agency gears up for delivering a series of campaigns across UEFA’s suite of competitions, including the UEFA Women’s EURO in Switzerland this summer. Murphy will play a lead role in developing the agency’s wider sporting proposition.
Cross-channel customer experience company Airship today announced Maria Robinson has joined its executive leadership team as Chief Marketing Officer. Robinson will oversee the strategy and execution of Airship’s global marketing and partnership organization, reporting directly to CEO Brett Caine. Robinson brings over two decades of experience, having previously served as CMO at Reltio, where she led initiatives that doubled the company’s annual recurring revenue (ARR). Robinson’s marketing career includes senior leadership roles at industry leading companies such as Intuit, Citrix, LogMeIn/GoTo, and Imperva.
Commvault, a provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, has announced the appointment of Ha Hoang as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). With over 25 years of experience in leading enterprise technology transformations for Fortune 500 companies, Hoang brings a wealth of expertise in cloud strategy, SaaS optimisation, and global infrastructure operations. In her role as CIO, Hoang will focus on advancing next-generation cloud, security, and AI technology initiatives and operations. She will also work closely with Commvault’s engineering and product teams to drive innovation.
