{"id":14467,"date":"2022-01-13T17:44:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=14467"},"modified":"2022-01-13T17:50:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:50:05","slug":"vccp-announces-new-senior-creative-promotions","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/news\/2022\/jan\/vccp-announces-new-senior-creative-promotions","title":{"rendered":"VCCP supercharges their creative department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-two-column-text-quote-image-183TsG wp-block-lazyblock-two-column-text-quote-image\"><section class=\"fullwidth fullwidth--overflow \" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n  <div class=\"container container--spaced-lg\">\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n      \r\n      <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>VCCP Group<\/strong> has today announced a slew of key promotions as the challenger network supercharges their creative offering after a period of substantial global growth. Darren Bailes&#8217; remit will extend globally as he is elevated to Chief Creative Officer which will see creative duo Jonny Parker and Chris Birch assume ECD duties for the London office. Alongside Parker and Birch, the VCCP London creative senior line-up will be completed by Caroline Rawlings who has been promoted to Creative Director and Kimberley Gill who re-joins the agency as Creative Director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Over the past year VCCP London has experienced significant growth winning accounts such as Unicorn UK brand, cinch, the coveted TfL account as well as banner pieces of global business for White Claw and Pret a Manger. The creative department promotions signal the Group\u2019s further investment in putting creative product right at the very core of their integrated offering. At the end of 2021, VCCP Group launched Girl&amp;Bear, their new Global Content Creation studio offering borderless production and a new model for making.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Darren Bailes, Group Chief Creative Officer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, said \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our creative department couldn\u2019t be in more capable, talented, funny and charming hands. It\u2019s a pleasure to hand over the reins to Jonny who\u2019s been here from boy to man, and to Chris who joined in 2013 and helped to supercharge both of their trajectories.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI made them Creative Directors after the Cadbury pitch win. And the work they have done for Cadbury and other Mondelez brands more than qualifies them for the ECD role. \u2018Mum\u2019s birthday\u2019, Cadbury Twirl Presale, \u2018Donate your words\u2019. All brilliant. Not to mention \u2018Make Them Giants\u2019 O2 Rugby World Cup campaign, Anti London Arms Fair campaign for Amnesty International and \u2018Why not?\u2019 for easyJet. They will continue to run the Cadbury account globally as well as lead the 60-strong creative department in London.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>        \r\n                \r\n  \t\t\t      <\/div>\r\n      \r\n      <div class=\"col-md-6\">\r\n    \t\t<p><b>Jonathan Parker and Chris Birch, Executive Creative Directors at VCCP London<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> added: \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019re thrilled to be taking on this role. We love VCCP &#8211; the goodness, the madness, the people and the work. We\u2019re looking forward to continuing to build on its unique culture and fostering a wonderful, inclusive environment for all to do the best work their mums can be proud of.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cCaroline and Kim are going to be a huge part of this and we&#8217;re thrilled they&#8217;re here.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caroline Rawlings has been at VCCP London since 2018, having worked on McDonald&#8217;s, Kellogg and DfT in her previous lives at Leo Burnett, Dentsu and McGarry Bowen. She took a few years out to have a couple of daughters, before joining VCCP as an ACD. As Creative Director she works across various accounts including TfL and Bassetts Vitamins, most recently leading the new brand positioning for Green &amp; Black&#8217;s and Dairylea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kimberley Gill completes the new senior creative line-up and will start at VCCP on 13th Jan as Creative Director. She comes directly from BBH London where as Creative Director and Partner she worked on clients Volkswagen, Barclays and Refuge. Gill was previously a Creative at VCCP and left in 2007. Gill is also an active mentor for The One Club and was named in Campaign and Creative Equals&#8217; 30 Female Creative Trailblazers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bailes&#8217; new remit as Group Chief Creative Officer will see him overseeing the creative output across all of VCCP\u2019s eight offices in their global network, working closely with their Executive Creative Directors in London, Madrid, Prague, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. His role will see him elevating craft and creativity, driving further growth for the independent network as well as the identification of future talent. He will work closely with International CEO Julian Douglas, Adrian Coleman Founder and Group CEO and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stephanie Brimacombe<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Group CMO.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Adrian Coleman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Group CEO<\/b> <b>of VCCP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> said: \u201cThese promotions and hires signal a new and exciting era for VCCP Group as we supercharge and unite our creative offering both globally and locally. We&#8217;re incredibly proud to have experienced another year of exponential growth due to our unique offering and relentless focus on our clients businesses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>  \t\t<\/div>\r\n  \t\t\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-quote-full-width-Z2iIzml wp-block-lazyblock-quote-full-width\">  <section class=\"fullwidth fullwidth--top-lg text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n      <blockquote class=\"blockquote\">\n        We&#8217;re incredibly proud to have experienced another year of exponential growth due to our unique offering and relentless focus on our clients businesses. \n        <cite>Adrian Coleman, Group CEO of VCCP<\/cite>      <\/blockquote>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":57,"template":"","categories":[191],"class_list":["post-14467","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-agency-news"],"acf":{"author":false,"capability_ids":[],"client_id":"","hero_video":"","hero_image":{"ID":14468,"id":14468,"title":"Creative Promotions Final","filename":"Creative-Promotions-Final.jpg","filesize":1388824,"url":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/news\/2022\/jan\/vccp-announces-new-senior-creative-promotions\/attachment\/creative-promotions-final","alt":"","author":"57","description":"","caption":"","name":"creative-promotions-final","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":14467,"date":"2022-01-12 14:44:44","modified":"2022-01-12 14:44:44","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":360,"large":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-1024x576.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":360,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1080,"Header":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-1920x720.jpg","Header-width":1920,"Header-height":720,"Wide":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-1920x960.jpg","Wide-width":1920,"Wide-height":960,"Square":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-768x768.jpg","Square-width":768,"Square-height":768,"Tall":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-307x615.jpg","Tall-width":307,"Tall-height":615,"Mobile":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-768x960.jpg","Mobile-width":768,"Mobile-height":960,"Facebook":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-1200x630.jpg","Facebook-width":1200,"Facebook-height":630,"Grid-Item-Square":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-768x768.jpg","Grid-Item-Square-width":768,"Grid-Item-Square-height":768,"Grid-Item-Wide":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-768x384.jpg","Grid-Item-Wide-width":768,"Grid-Item-Wide-height":384,"Grid-Item-Tall":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Creative-Promotions-Final-307x615.jpg","Grid-Item-Tall-width":307,"Grid-Item-Tall-height":615}},"meta-title":"VCCP announces new senior creative promotions","meta-description":"VCCP Group has today announced a slew of key promotions as the challenger network supercharges their creative offering after a period of substantial global growth. 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Alongside the makers within the studio, Girl\\u0026amp;Bear will continue to work with production partners to ensure access to the best talent in the industry.\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eChallenging the modern production dilemma of choosing between beautifully crafted creative, or efficient delivery of assets at scale, Girl\\u0026amp;Bear will deliver craft without compromise. Their proprietary software, \\u2018The Pathway\\u2019 will enable technology and a human approach to work seamlessly together enabling cutting-edge content creation, adaptation and transcreation or, increasingly, more personalised content delivered through the clever use of data. The system is designed to guide clients through the increasingly complicated world of multi-format, multi-language and dynamic creative production and enable the delivery of crafted work at scale and pace, across all channels. Bringing cutting-edge technology and automation into the production process in the right way, at the right moments will ensure Girl \\u0026amp; Bear\\u2019s makers around the world can work more efficiently as well as give clients a seamless delivery experience.\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eGirl\\u0026amp;Bear \\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003ewill service VCCP\\u2019s global network, offering clients borderless content production across eight markets including London, where it is headquartered, Madrid, Prague, San Francisco, New York, Singapore, Sydney and Shanghai. Girl\\u0026amp;Bear will also offer cost-efficient production at scale in every region of the world through offshore solutions which will be run out of the Czech Republic, South Africa and Asia Pacific.\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eBrought together by a team of passionate makers, Girl\\u0026amp;Bear will be led by Managing Director, Claire Young, Executive Head of Production, Anthony Austin and Global Head of Operations, Dan Montalbano. Young has over 20 years of production experience working at some of the industry\\u2019s most well respected creative agencies including Mother, exposure, JWT, and has led production for VCCP London for the last six years. Montalbano has led global operations for the VCCP Group for the last two years and brings both client-side and top-tier London agency experience from brands including National Geographic, Barclays and agencies Razorfish and AKQA.\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\",\"text-right\":\"\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eThe team is joined by new hire Austin, who brings a wealth of experience in building production studios within creative agencies, firstly at Mother London, before going on to found Black Sheep Studios at BBH, where he subsequently took the BBH London ECD role.\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eThe Girl\\u0026amp;Bear senior leadership team will report into VCCP London\\u2019s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Peake and VCCP\\u2019s Group Chief Creative Officer, Darren Bailes.\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eGirl\\u0026amp;Bear launches with a large portfolio of clients including Domino\\u2019s, O2 and White Claw. Recent celebrated campaigns include Domin-oh-hoo-hoo for Domino\\u2019s and The O2 in Fortnite Creative for O2\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e.\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eFounding Partner and Group CEO at VCCP\\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e, \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eAdrian Coleman\\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e said: \\u201cContent creation and production is something we have always offered to our clients and as the making arm of VCCP, Girl\\u0026amp;Bear now elevates our production offering globally, bringing further cohesion to our Group, and a challenger proposition to other networks. All brought to the market by an extremely talented leadership team who all bring different skills to the table, working towards one common goal to bring fresh thinking and new ideas to how we make.\\u201d\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eMD at Girl\\u0026amp;Bear, Claire Young\\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e, added: \\u201cFor us \\u2018how\\u2019 we make things is just as important as \\u2018what\\u2019 we make for clients. I\\u2019ve always wanted to reimagine production and creating Girl\\u0026amp;Bear has enabled us to supercharge our making offering and evolve the industry model. We know that creativity is a business multiplier and we believe that great production doesn't need to be a choice between pace, scale and craft - we\\u2019re in the business of \\u2018and\\u2019. World class integration is something that VCCP is famous for, and with Girl\\u0026amp;Bear we are now in an even stronger position than ever to deliver on that promise.\\u201d\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eAnthony Austin, Executive Head of Production at Girl\\u0026amp;Bear \\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003enoted, \\u201cVCCP has always produced beautifully crafted work. With Girl\\u0026amp;Bear we will build on this legacy, while bringing a fresh approach to production through new ways of making, new technologies, new formats and always seeking out the best and most exciting talent. Girl\\u0026amp;Bear empowers our makers to have a louder voice within the advertising ecosystem. They are an energetic, highly-skilled and passionate bunch, and I\\u2019m excited to be joining the team.\\u201d\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eTalking about Girl\\u0026amp;Bear\\u2019s mission, Young continued: \\u201cAs the challenger content studio we also wanted to address other areas of production we felt weren\\u2019t working, and change them for the better. Our ambition is to put our people and the planet right at the heart of our business, and we\\u2019ve created what we call our \\u2018Be Nice\\u2019 policy which outlines our guiding principles. We\\u2019re committed to sustainable practices in all that we do and we\\u2019re excited to be working with Greenshoot and AdGreen to ensure all production is made in the most sustainable way possible.\\u201d\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eGirl\\u0026amp;Bear are also working with VCCP Group towards achieving B-Corp status.\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eCommitted to uncovering, supporting and attracting new and diverse talent both in front of and behind the lens, Girl\\u0026amp;Bear are working with partners Free The Bid, BRiM, Justrunners, Brixton Finishing School and SCA to help create a diverse and inclusive workforce. In November they will host the Shiny Awards, which champions underrepresented directors.\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eFor more information about Girl\\u0026amp;Bear, visit \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003ca href=\\u0022http:\\\/\\\/www.wearegirlandbear.com\\u0022 target=\\u0022_blank\\u0022 rel=\\u0022noopener\\u0022\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003ewww.wearegirlandbear.com\\u003c\\\/strong\\u003e\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/a\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e. \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\",\"quote\":\"Girl\\u0026amp;Bear now elevates our production offering globally.\",\"quotee\":\"Adrian Coleman, Founding Partner and Group CEO at VCCP\",\"blockId\":\"Z10ISDP\",\"blockUniqueClass\":\"lazyblock-two-column-text-quote-image-Z10ISDP\"} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:lazyblock\/video {\"video-id\":\"641836819\",\"blockId\":\"Z2g1fHs\",\"blockUniqueClass\":\"lazyblock-video-Z2g1fHs\"} \/-->","post_title":"VCCP launches Girl&amp;Bear","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"vccp-launches-girlbear","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-11-03 17:37:59","post_modified_gmt":"2021-11-03 17:37:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=14270","menu_order":0,"post_type":"news","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"relateditem":{"ID":14283,"post_author":"57","post_date":"2021-11-09 21:45:28","post_date_gmt":"2021-11-09 21:45:28","post_content":"<!-- wp:lazyblock\/two-column-text-quote-image {\"text-left\":\"\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eVCCP CX, \\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003ethe dedicated customer experience arm of VCCP, has today announced two senior hires, signalling further investment for the dedicated experience strategy, design and engineering arm of the business. VCCP CX welcomes \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eJakes Lamprecht\\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e as Head of Technology, and \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eEllen Thatcher \\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eas New Business Director and\\u00a0 both \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003estart immediately.\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eThe new roles strengthen the VCCP CX specialism, and will bolster the industry leading and award-winning CX capability which helps clients build, launch and iterate dynamic brand experiences that breakthrough and stand out.\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eReporting to Scott Ewings, CEO of VCCP CX, the pair have been tasked with delivering VCCP CX\\u2019s \\u2018dynamic brand experiences\\u2019 to the market, to drive further integration across the rest of the VCCP Partnership and enable existing clients to tap into CX. VCCP CX specialises in allowing brands to deliver meaning which impacts their customers, to launch experiences that connect, cut through and constantly adapt.\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\",\"text-right\":\"\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eAs Head of Technology for VCCP CX, Lamprecht brings with him more than 20 years of senior technology leadership experience, working across a wide range of clients in travel, automotive, FMCG, luxury brands, financial services, telecommunications and utility. Most recently, Lamprecht held the Director of Technology position at Publicis Sapient where he spearheaded the technology and consulting team on a global automotive OEM client. Previous posts include Director of Technology and Delivery at ORM, and Director of Technology and Operations at AKQA. At VCCP CX, Lamprecht will be responsible for consolidating the foundations of a team of exceptional technologists to unlock new capabilities in order to bring innovative and engaging digital experiences to life for CX clients.\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eThatcher joins with more than 10 years experience as \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003ea growth and business development specialist working in top tier agency and consulting firms. Prior to joining VCCP CX, Thatcher l\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eed UK\\u0026amp;I growth at \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eWhatIf Innovation, which is part of Accenture\\u2019s global Innovation and Design practice. \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eAs New Business Director for VCCP CX, Thatcher will lead the \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eDynamic Brand Experience proposition, with a unique \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003efocus on bringing new brands to the CX portfolio, whilst delivering fresh growth for clients in \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003einnovation, insight and brand strategy. \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eShe will also be responsible for raising \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eexternal awareness of the CX specialism, whilst onboarding new clients, and fostering existing relationships.\\u00a0\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eCommenting on the new hires,\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003e Scott Ewings, CEO at VCCP CX \\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eadded :\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003e\\u003ci\\u003e\\u201c\\u003c\\\/i\\u003e\\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003ci\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eVCCP CX has entered a new phase of evolution, and the arrival of Jakes and Ellen seriously enhances our world class customer experience offering. The two are leading practitioners in their fields, and they signal the added emphasis we are making as a business to drive our CX capability. Welcome Jakes and Ellen!\\u201d\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/i\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eJakes Lamprecht, Head of Technology at VCCP CX \\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003esaid: \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003ci\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e\\u0022I firmly believe that the cohesion between technologists and creatives is key to building frictionless experiences across any brand touch-point. \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/i\\u003e\\u003ci\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eVCCP CX is uniquely placed to help clients get there, and I\\u2019m excited to be a part of a team passionate about taking brands to the next level in customer experience. \\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/i\\u003e\\u003ci\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eThe future is exciting!\\u0022\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/i\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cb\\u003eEllen Thatcher as New Business Director at VCCP CX, \\u003c\\\/b\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003e\\u0022\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003ci\\u003e\\u003cspan style=\\u0022font-weight: 400\\u0022\\u003eVCCP CX is experiencing a spectacular wave of growth and investment in the Experience part of the VCCP business, and I\\u2019m delighted to be joining the team at such a key time. I closely identify with the vision and values of the CX team, and I\\u2019m looking forward to taking our unique blend of capabilities to ambitious new clients looking for purpose-led CX solutions that deliver impact!\\u0022\\u003c\\\/span\\u003e\\u003c\\\/i\\u003e\\u003c\\\/p\\u003e\",\"quote\":\"The arrival of Jakes and Ellen seriously enhances our world class customer experience offering.\",\"quotee\":\"Scott Ewings, CEO at VCCP CX\",\"blockId\":\"1KaPit\",\"blockUniqueClass\":\"lazyblock-two-column-text-quote-image-1KaPit\"} \/-->","post_title":"VCCP CX announces new senior hires","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"vccp-cx-announces-new-senior-hires-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-12-14 10:24:46","post_modified_gmt":"2021-12-14 10:24:46","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=14283","menu_order":0,"post_type":"news","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}},{"relateditem":false}],"hide_related_items":[],"visible_on_home_page":["1"],"websites_to_publish":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}