We’ve grown rapidly over the last 18 months, going from around 100 to nearly 200 full-time staff, plus freelancers, friends, temps and trainees. To manage this growth we need to reorganise a bit. This allows us to share out some of the responsibility for making the madness manageable and to recognise the contribution made by some of our senior people.

So, we have a couple of promotions to announce.

Helen Foulder is promoted from Head of Account Handling to Deputy MD. Helen has been with us for six years, and has done brilliant work running our Three and Lurpak accounts. She has also built one of the best account handling departments in London. She’ll be stepping up to become Neil's right-hand woman, taking on some of his management responsibilities and applying her brilliant combination of strategic smarts, people skills and unflagging enthusiasm to the agency as a whole. Specifically she will be responsible for ensuring the excellence of delivery of our work and service across our clients.

Andrew Kay, currently Group Account Director on our Mondelez and Coca-Cola business, is promoted to take over Helen’s former role as Head of Account Handling. Andy has also been with Wieden+Kennedy for 6 years, some of that here at the London office, and a couple of years over in Amsterdam. Andy is always cheerful and calm under pressure, a trusted advisor to clients and a tireless worker who is always supporting, cajoling and pushing his teams to do more and better. He will build on Helen’s excellent work running account handling, taking responsibility for all aspects of resourcing, training, development, and performance of our account handlers.

Alongside his new responsibilities Andy will continue with his current responsibilities heading up the Fuze, Stride and Halls accounts at a senior level. Neil, Tony and Kim will continue in their current roles.