Dentsu Aegis Network names Chief Data Officer

Dentsu Aegis Network today announces the appointment of EE’s Head of Digital Products, Maddie Armitage as its Chief Data Officer for UK & Ireland. 

Maddie will oversee the network’s strategy for data and analytics, working with all its agency brands to improve the products and services that they offer to clients. This includes fully leveraging the power of Merkle for the network, and the continued rollout of the people-based insights, planning and activation platform, M1.  

She willreport into Matthew Hook, Chief Strategy Officer, UK & Ireland, while also collaborating closely with the EMEA data team, which is led by Lauren Walker, Chief Data Officer, Dentsu Aegis Network EMEA.

Maddie brings an innate understanding of the challenges that clients face in the digital economy having previously worked as Head of Digital Products at EE, and led the digital transformation for British Gas. She has also held senior digital roles at Sky, Virgin Media and cloud company Rackspace. 

Matthew Hook, Chief Strategy Officer, Dentsu Aegis Network UK & Ireland said: “The digital economy is yielding data that offers potentially huge value. This makes excellence in the way data is handled and aligned with their overall business strategy vital for businesses for the future. Maddie has an innate understanding of how to embed it deep in the DNA of business and I look forward to seeing our clients reap the benefits.”

Maddie Armitage, Chief Data Officer, Dentsu Aegis Network UK & Ireland said: “The pace at which technology is evolving provides businesses with challenges but also great opportunities. From the outset, I was drawn to the collaborative and forward-thinking approach at Dentsu Aegis Network and am looking forward to helping its agency brands and clients unlock the full potential of its data products and services.”

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For further information contact:

Mandy Rayment
Head of Communications, UK
T: 07824 690176
E: mandy.rayment@dentsuaegis.com

About Dentsu Aegis Network

Part of Dentsu Inc., Dentsu Aegis Network is made up of ten global network brands - Carat, Dentsu, dentsu X, iProspect, Isobar, mcgarrybowen, Merkle, MKTG, Posterscope and Vizeum and supported by its specialist/multi-market brands. Dentsu Aegis Network is Innovating the Way Brands Are Built for its clients through its best-in-class expertise and capabilities in media, digital and creative communications services. Offering a distinctive and innovative range of products and services, Dentsu Aegis Network is headquartered in London and operates in 145 countries worldwide with more than 40,000 dedicated specialists. www.dentsuaegisnetwork.com