Linda Hassall leaves Acer to join Agent42

Agent42 has announced that Linda Hassall will be joining the agency in the role of senior director. Linda will oversee a number of Agent42’s impressive portfolio of clients, as well as look after the new business pipeline. This is Hassall’s first move into agency following a career including long stints at Warner Bros, Acer and Nintendo.

Lauren Tauben, MD at Agent42 commented: “I’ve worked with Linda for many years and I am so happy that she will be joining the team at Agent42. Her focus, tenacity and drive coupled with a shared belief in a different way of doing marketing, are going to be a winning formula at Agent42.  The year ahead is going to be both exhilarating & fun one for Agent42.”

Linda Hassall added: “Agent42 is an agency that I have always admired, inspired by Lauren’s entrepreneurial spirit, her commitment to building a business that has strong values and strengths, which I share, and an unrelenting desire to create , bold and award-winning campaigns for the company’s clients. I am excited to be part of Agent42’s next steps as we make strides into new channels and look to have a bigger presence across EMEA.”

Hassall’s appointment follows the recent hires of Karen Cheslett as PR manager, Charli Gallagher as communications director and Jaime Fry as events manager. Agent42 have been recognised for their work over the last year by winning multiple awards including; IPM, Best of Business, Stevie awards and the Masters of Marketing. A big win most recently; successfully becoming and an approved sales promoter provider for DCPW stores.

Agent42’s clients currently include Acer, Veeam, Tech Data, Slush Puppie, Tango Ice Blast & others.