Agency Translation has hired Jonathan Akwue as President. He joins from Publicis where he served as global media lead for clients like Bank Of America and Samsung. He is based in New York. 

Translation was founded by Steve Stoute in 2004 as a music marketing agency. In 2017 he founded music distribution platform UnitedMasters.   

According to the agency, a core focus for Akwue will be “operationalizing and scaling the convergence of music and brands.”   

“Jonathan’s joining as president signals our commitment to scaling what we do best - the convergence of culture, technology, and storytelling,” stated Stoute, who was an executive at Intersope and Sony Music before founding his agency.  

Prior to his role at Publicis Groupe, where he served for six years, Akwue served as CEO of creative agency Lost Boys, and as managing partner at Digitas UK.  

Translation clients include HBO, Apple Music and Nike.