AKQA is strengthening its global leadership team with four key appointments.
Miriam Plon Sauer returns to AKQA as chief strategy officer.
Ben Royce, a former Google AI leader, joins as chief technology officer.
Tim Devine joins as chief invention officer.
Jonathan Bolden has been promoted to chief transformation officer from executive director of transformation.
These appointments will work in close partnership with AKQA’s global chief creative officers Shu Hung, Diego Machado, Peter Lund, and Hugo Veiga to complement AKQA’s creative offering and accelerate the integration of creativity, technology, and strategy across every client engagement.
AKQA interim chair Stephan Pretorius said the appointments mark a pivotal moment for AKQA.
"As we continue to evolve, we are bringing together some of the brightest minds in strategy, technology, invention and business transformation to drive forward a more integrated and future-focused proposition. Our clients are increasingly looking for partners who can support them globally with seamless, multidisciplinary expertise," he said.
"This team will ensure we meet that need, delivering transformative solutions and building on our existing strengths in creativity, design, customer experience, product development and brand storytelling. I can’t wait to see how their leadership will shape the next chapter of AKQA’s journey."
This announcement follows AKQA's new global structure, unveiled at the end of 2024, which was designed to integrate capabilities more seamlessly and enhance its ability to deliver innovation at scale.
These leadership appointments are a key step in ensuring that vision is realised, bringing the best minds together to drive the future of creativity, technology and strategy.
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