R/GA Poaches Top Ogilvy Planner

Russell Davies to grow London practice

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R/GA has hired Russell Davies, a top planner at Ogilvy, to help build out the planning practice at its London office, the agency announced Wednesday.

Davies, who’ll be the first head of planning at R/GA London, spent less than a year as Ogilvy’s planning chief for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. At his new gig, he’ll report to Jim Moffatt, the managing director of R/GA London, and William Charnock, R/GA’s global chief strategy officer.

R/GA has been expanding aggressively, including bolstering its strategic offerings, and Davies’ hiring follows last week’s news that the agency is opening its second European office in Stockholm.

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