Havas Media Group invests in new senior connections roles
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Havas Media Group has appointed Eliza Dashwood, Daniel Thompson and Paul Holman as the group’s brand new Connection Partners.
The news signifies a key stage of development for the group as it continues to invest in its specialist capabilities in response to client marketing needs. The Connection Partners will be responsible for further development of the group’s digital first model that has clients, content and data at its core.
The Connections Partners will be responsible for furthering integration between the planning teams and the multitude of opportunities across owned, shared, earned and paid channels. Their remit will also include connecting the media delivery to the content teams to ensure seamless executions across Havas Group ahead of the opening of Havas Village in 2017.
From social, mobile and performance, to data tech, UX, cinema and OOH, the Connection Partners will be responsible for aligning these pure players’ expertise’s to the clients’ individual needs.
Reporting in to Julia Jordan, managing director, investments and solutions, the three Connections Partners each bring over 15 years’ experience. Dashwood joins from M&C Saatchi Mobile where she set up its business operations, working across retail, travel, FS and automotive, whilst Thompson spent eight years running multi-national and global accounts with clients including Etihad Airways, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen Group at MindShare and MediaCom. Holman joins the fold from RAPP where, as Managing Partner, he was responsible for its full service media and creative accounts, including charities, gaming, financial services and education.
Julia Jordan, managing director, investments & solutions at Havas Media Group, said: “Our belief is that client benefit sits at the heart of everything we do. Combining a deep understanding of our clients’ key business drivers with increased agility in seamless execution, I am confident that the Connection Partners, collaborating and co-ordinating teams across Havas and drawing the optimum resources for each brief, will enhance our clients’ businesses in a way that delivers best in class service.”
