WPNC promotes four to head up new management team

WPNC is creating a new senior management team by promoting four executives to manage the agency on a day to day basis and take it forward, reporting to chair John Watson, who will assume an overall consultative role.

The move sees Emma Wales promoted to client services director from her previous role as group account director. She has been with the agency for 12 years, having joined from Bluefrog in 2013. Prior to that, Wales worked at Galilelo Intgrated Marketing and Hicklin Slade.

Meanwhile, senior copywriter Polly Jones, who has been at WPNC for 19 years, has been promoted to creative director; and head of delivery Richie Florey, who joined the agency in 2014 from Targetbase Claydon Heeley has been handed the role of production director.

Fundraising strategy director Hannah Wallis, who joined WPNC in January following a decade in several senior roles at Guide Dogs, including interim director of fundraising, completes the new management line-up.

Founder Maria Phillips continues as director of film and TV, supporting the new senior management team across all aspects of TV, both on- and offline.

Meanwhile, founder and managing director John Eversley takes on new responsibility for business development as deputy chair. He remains a director of the company.

Watson commented: “We are delighted to be able to announce the promotion of this highly experienced group of key colleagues, most of whom have been with the agency for some years.

“I will work with the team to enhance the agency’s offering across all areas. We’ve already started with TV production and there will be more to come.

“WPNC continues to thrive, especially in the fundraising sector, and we’re all looking forward to the team taking the agency’s skills in strategy and creativity to the next level.”

New WPNC team (L-R): Polly Jones, Emma Wales, Hannah Wallis and Richie Florey