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Thursday September 5th, 2024 - Today, ������announces two new leadership appointments in the UK business.

, previously UK COO will take on a newly created role as Chief AI Officer UK and , previously CEO ������Ireland, will take on the role of Chief Operating Officer UK.

Joe joins the UK business having led ������Ireland for the last 10 years as Managing Director and most recently CEO. In his new role Joe will lead the operationalisation of the UK business strategy.

Ruth Warder commented “I have had the pleasure of working with Joe for over ten years and I am thrilled that he is joining the UK team as Chief Operating Officer. Joe has an incredible capacity to bring teams together, to build community and to strive for the highest quality outcomes for clients.”

Joe commented “I’m delighted to join the team and to contribute to the delivery of the UK business strategy. I’ve worked with Ruth for many years and it’s a privilege to support the team in delivering innovative, high quality and impactful work for clients. I look forward to help building on the success of the UK business.”

As Chief AI Officer UK Gavin Spicer will take on the UK’s first leadership role focused on AI.

Gavin will be focused on the integration of AI into the UK business, advancing ������AI solutions for clients and leading the deployment of newly developed AI products and services including Edelman’s Trust Stream into the UK.

Ruth Warder commented, “Gavin has been leading both UK operations and our dedicated Microsoft team – Assembly, which puts him in the perfect position to be able to integrate AI effectively into our business and future client outcomes. I am delighted that Gavin is stepping into this new role.

We are committed to continuously evolving the highest quality outcomes for our clients and experiences for our teams. With Joe as Chief Operating Officer and Gavin as Chief AI Officer, we have the leadership that we need to navigate the changing needs of our clients whilst enriching the culture of collaboration and capabilities of our teams.”

Gavin will continue to lead the Microsoft relationship for Assembly in the EMEA region.

������UK was recently named Independent Agency of the Year of the Good Track at Cannes Lions, as well as taking the title of the most awarded PR agency in the UK winning 9 Lions including a Titanium for .