Creative agency Leagas Delaney has poached BBH London’s Neil Clarke (above right) and Jay Phillips (above left).
The pair will be the agency’s first creative partners and will take up their new roles immediately, reporting to founder Tim Delaney.
Clarke and Phillips will work across the entirety of Leagas Delaney’s client portfolio, which includes Patek Philipp, MSC Cruises and Investec.
Having spent the last three years at BBH, they have produced notable works for a range of big-name brands such as the Premier League and Samsung.
In a statement, the pair said: “We’ve been so impressed by the team at Leagas Delaney. The agency has an incredible creative heritage as well as the energy and hunger of an indie start-up. What struck us most was their motto ‘Everything Matters’.”
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“It’s so simple and so true. Now more so than ever. Great things can’t happen unless everything matters. It’s a brilliant opportunity and we can’t wait to get stuck in.”
Before joining BBH, the duo worked at London rivals AMV BBDO where they created campaigns for Mars, Meta, HP and the V&A Museum of Childhood.
Delaney added: “Neil and Jay are a great fit for Leagas Delaney and our ambitions. They have an impressive pedigree of developing stand-out creative campaigns and share our belief in the significant benefits that our AI-driven technology can deliver for our clients.”
