Space appoints Cat Kempsell and Sam Pepper as creative group heads

Creative agency Space has strengthened its creative team with two senior hires to work across the agency’s client portfolio which includes William Grant & Sons, Heineken, Arla Foods, General Mills and Wimbledon.

Cat Kempsell, former creative group head at Live & Breathe, and Sam Pepper, former senior creative at Wasserman, both join Space as creative group heads.

Kempsell, who has been at Live & Breathe for the past 3 years, has led the creative development on a number of FMCG clients including Pladis, Happy Egg Co and Avonmore whilst Pepper has spent the past 9 years responsible for delivering experiential campaigns at Wasserman for the likes of Bacardi, Spotify and Nike.

Both Kempsell and Pepper will report to Greg McAlinden, creative director, and, along with McAlinden, will be charged with continuing to raise the agency’s creative profile and reputation.

Greg McAlinden commented: “We’re continuing to build a formidable team of multi-disciplined talent capable of meeting the evolving creative needs of our clients. In Cat and Sam, we have found two high calibre creatives with a deep understanding and appreciation of the FMCG, drinks and sports sectors and look forward to seeing the impact their ideas will have in transforming our clients’ businesses.”