PHD’s Simon Harwood joins the7stars as head of strategy

the7stars has announced the appointment of Simon Harwood as head of strategy.

Harwood will be responsible for leading the agency’s strategic output across a client base which includes Iceland, Ladbrokes Coral and Suzuki – with recent account wins including Capital One and Deliveroo.

He joins the7stars with 15 years of agency experience – most recently at PHD UK where he has been head of creativity and innovation for the past two years.

“We are delighted to welcome Simon to the7stars,” said Jenny Biggam.

“He has a fantastic industry reputation and will help us in our ambition of creating impactful and engaging campaigns that drive success for our clients.”

Harwood, who starts his new role with immediate effect, added: “What a brilliant time to be joining the7stars, the leading voice of independent thinking in the industry. They are coming off the back of an incredible 2017 and I’m hugely excited about what we can achieve in the future.”