• by Joe Mandese  @mp_joemandese, May 8, 2024

Andrew Swinand, a long-time former Publicis exec whose career included stints as president of Starcom MediaVest Group and CEO of Leo Burnett, has joined U.K. agency Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) as CEO.

He succeeds Simon Ward, who founded the agency in 2009, and will remain an adviser to Swinand.

ITG boasts an organization of 1,300 and a client roster including Haleon, JLR and Heineken.