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Toby Southgate Appointed As Global Group Chief Executive Officer of We Are Social, Succeeding Nathan Mc Donald

PRIVATEFeb 03, 2025•over 1 year ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

We Are Social

Toby Southgate
LondonAdvertisingMarketing

Description

Toby Southgate has been appointed as the global group chief executive officer of We Are Social, succeeding Nathan McDonald who departed in October 2024. Toby will lead We Are Social's team of 1,200 people spanning four continents and will evolve the leading social agency’s ways of working across its people, work, and clients.

Company Information

Company

We Are Social

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

About

We Are Social is a global socially-driven creative agency, dedicated to delivering innovation-focused and social-first work for clients that evolves the way marketing is done. The company focuses on building a culture that delivers game-changing work and offerings inspired by data and enabled by technology to unlock new areas of growth in Singapore, Southeast Asia and beyond.

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