REVOLVING DOOR: Simon Calvert Joins Gyro UK As Chief Strategy, Technology And Data Officer

Simon Calvert is joining Gyro UK on Oct. 1 as chief strategy, technology and data officer. His appointment follows the recent hire of Kate Howe as managing director of Gyro London. Calvert's experience spans agencies on five different continents, including Digitas, EuroRSCG, McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi and Michaelides & Bednash. He was most recently digital strategy leader at Mindshare Worldwide providing digital strategy and execution for multinational clients including HSBC, Chanel, Unilever, Dyson, Diesel, Boehringer Ingelheim, Jaguar and Land Rover. Prior to Mindshare, Calvert was global chief planning officer at DraftFCB where he partnered with Howe to win NIVEA's $700M global advertising account. "There are only so many moments in time when you get to join an agency that is growing and building on such a steep trajectory," said Calvert, "Gyro is unique in its mission to be humanly relevant and its global B-to-B focus. I look forward to seeing how far and fast we can take the agency forward."

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