NOW APPOINTS GABRIELLE BELL AS CSO

NOW has hired Gabrielle Bell, the former CSO of M&C Saatchi, as its Chief Strategy Officer.

Gabrielle will join NOW in mid-November and work alongside CEO Larissa Vince, CCO Ben da Costa and Chairman and Founder John Townshend.

Across her 25-year career, Gabrielle has helped build and transform brands, creating fame and impact for a diverse range of businesses including Honda, Camelot, Post Office, Nivea, Public Health England, NatWest and Transport for London.

She has also been instrumental in winning numerous strategy and creative awards, including a D&AD Pencil for Transport for London’s ‘Tortoise & Hare’ road safety campaign and an IPA Effectiveness award for the PHE Change for Life campaign ‘Smart Swaps’.

Gabrielle has a track record in winning business, notably the global Nivea account, Royal Mail and Versus Arthritis during her time at FCB and M&C Saatchi. She started her career as a graduate at JWT, then spent time at Unilever, FCB, M&C Saatchi and most recently was managing director of the design agency Bulletproof.

Gabrielle said: “I am delighted to be joining NOW, an agency that is perfectly positioned to excel in the current climate. Structural change in the advertising industry is accelerating rapidly and the consumer’s mind is elsewhere. NOW recognises that and I can’t wait to develop that thinking further alongside the extremely talented Larissa, Ben and John’.

Larissa Vince added: “NOW’s values are to make great work and care for our people, so Gabs is the perfect fit for us. She’s a force of nature and a breath of fresh air, and the quality of her strategic thinking is matched only by her ambition, enthusiasm and kindness.”

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