Accenture-owned creative agency Droga5 London has today (15 December) named Damien Le Castrec as its new chief strategy officer, who takes up the role effective immediately.

In his new role, Le Castrec will report into Drgoa5 London CEO and Accenture Song UK & Ireland managing director, Bill Scott.

Le Castrec first joined Droga5 five years ago and had been leading the strategy team since February following the departure of the previous incumbent Dylan Williams.

“I’ve been at Droga5 London for five years, and I’ve never been more excited about its future. It remains a place where creative excellence can meet strategic excellence, where the best strategies are expressed through the work and the best work, no matter how surprising it might be, has strategic rigour baked into it,” Le Castrec said.

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“But what gets me most excited is that in the last two years, despite so much change within and outside our agency, we’ve built an incredible team that has attracted clients that share our creative ambition and taste, and I can’t wait to see where that will take us. I’m looking forward to the world seeing a new generation of creative leaders and creative work emerging from the agency: with talent that no-one has heard of yet, work no-one’s ever seen, in places that they never knew existed.”

Today’s announcement formalises Le Castrec’s elevation, and he will now be responsible for driving the agency’s commitment to creating purposeful, culturally defining work across a wide variety of mediums.

Scott added: “Some of Droga5’s very best work has been architected by Damien. As Chief Strategy Officer, he’ll do the role he’s destined to do – spearheading Droga5 London’s strategic agenda to shape and drive our creative output to new heights; as well as build a world-class future-facing strategy offering. We’re lucky to have him.”