Boyton joins following sustained new business growth for the agency
LONDON – Wednesday 14th June 2023 – Leagas Delaney London has appointed a new Managing Partner, Chris Boyton, following a period of sustained growth. Boyton joins from M&C Saatchi World Services where worked for the last four years as a Business Director. Prior to his time at M&C Saatchi, he spent five years at Engine working on campaigns for the UK Government including Royal Navy recruitment, The Army, Department of Work & Pensions and the Cabinet Office. He started his career at Publicis joining on the graduate scheme and working on clients including P&G, Malibu and Confused.com.
Boyton joins Leagas Delaney with a broad brief and will be part of the leadership team, headed up by CEO Gareth Davies. Davies said of the hire, “We’re enormously proud of the growth that the agency has seen over the last couple of years and it’s a pleasure to be able to invest in talent like Chris, alongside our other recent hires, in support of that growth”.
Leagas Delaney won 17 new clients in 2022, placing it amongst the top UK agencies in the Annual New Business tables, produced by the AAR Group. Growth which Davies attributes to the agency’s combination of, “industry-strategic counsel, category-defining creative platforms and best-of-breed AI-based automation technology”.
Chris Boyton said, “It is a very exciting time to be joining Leagas Delaney. It is not only an agency with a legacy of outstanding creative work but one that is also at the forefront of technology, particularly in AI-led automation. It’s a compelling combination and one which positions Leagas Delaney distinctively within the market. I’m really looking forward to the challenge of building on that momentum and to working with Gareth and the team here.”
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