Stagwell has appointed James Denton-Clark to Chief Growth & Client Officer for Europe. The role is new.  

He will report to Ryan Linder, executive vice president-Global CMO at Stagwell and oversee both new business efforts in the European region and existing client relationships.  

Previously Denton-Clark was global CEO at Stagwell agency Forsman & Bodenfors.  There is no word yet from the company on who will succeed Denton-Clark in the F&B role.  

During his tenure there the agency won accounts including Newcastle Building Society, BetFred and Policy Expert. 

Prior to joining F&B in June of 2024, Denton-Clark was CEO at Saatchi & Saatchi UK, part of Publicis. Earlier he led Accenture Song in the UK and was CEO at London-based ad agency Karmarama.