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Gyro Appoints Head of Planning
October 12 2005 – Gyro International, the integrated brand communications agency, today announced that it has appointed Richard Mabbott as Head of Planning.
Richard, 32, who started his new role at Gyro on 10 October, was previously Head of Marketing Planning at 3, Europe’s first 3G mobile network. Prior to 3, Richard held marketing roles with Visteon Corporation and the Ford Motor Company.
Richard joins Gyro at a time of continued growth for the agency. It has recently opened a new office inHamburg and is looking at further opportunities in France and Spain. The agency has recently retained and expanded the Sun Microsystems account as well as winning new clients such as Moss Bros.
Richard Perry, Managing Director of Gyro UK, said: “We are thrilled that we have managed to hire Richard in the face of stiff competition. He will be heading up an expanded planning function which we are putting in place to support our position as the number 1 UK B2B agency and our growing portfolio of consumer clients. He has an excellent pedigree in marketing planning through his work at 3, Visteon and Ford and we believe that he will add significant value to our client relationships.”