Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
Specsavers Creative continues to bolster its inhouse team with senior hires and promotions as it scales to meet the global needs of the business.
Creative Director, Richard James is promoted to the new role of Global Creative Director. Richard has been with the business for 20 years; his inherent understanding of the Specsavers brand has influenced much of the creative work that has made the brand famous.
To support Richard in his global role, Specsavers has added two new creative leadership positions. Kate Allsop has joined from The&Partnership where she was Creative Director, and will be one of the group creative leads. Kate brings with her over 20 years of experience working with brands including Pets at Home, Nat West and British Gas.
Simon Bougourd, currently a Senior Creative at Specsavers, will be stepping up into the other group creative lead role. Simon has spent the last 25 years working at Specsavers in multiple creative roles.
Dave Robinson ex adam&eveDDB and VCCP joins in the newly created role of Group Design Lead working into Sid Tomkins. Dave has 30 years of experience working with some of the world’s most iconic brands including Cadburys, American Express, O2 and Dove, and has built a reputation for helping brands craft a distinct tone of voice through humour and heritage.
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