Richard Shaw and Jeremy Hogg have left CHEP Network to join Howatson + Company, both as executive creative directors.
They join the agency, headed by former CHE Proximity (now CHEP Network) CEO Chris Howatson, along with executive creative director Gavin Chimes.
Chimes joined Howatson + Company in May last year as executive creative director, he was also previously part of CHE Proximity up until March 2021.
Chief creative officer Levi Salvin, who join the agency in September last year, said: “If you’ve come across Rich and Jez in their previous roles at CHEP, DDB, Clems Melbourne, Marcel or The Monkeys you’ll know they’re super smart, very talented, quite tall, and truly lovely.”
He continued: “At Howatson+Company we have a commitment to very senior talent, on the tools.”
“It means our clients benefit from creatives with deep experience, and the confidence to apply creativity to its most powerful effect. We’re delighted that Rich and Jez have joined with Gav, to maintain our philosophy and standard to our growing client list,” he added.
Chimes welcomed the appointments and said: “There are no better creative partners than Rich and Jez. They care fiercely, which makes them perfect for Howatson + Co.”
The duo join a growing number of former CHEP Network staffers, including managing director Renee Hyde, head of production Holly Alexander, and chief data and technology officer Hoang Nguyen, who have moved up into senior positions.
Slavin remarked: “At Howatson+Company we have a commitment to very senior talent, on the tools. It means our clients benefit from creatives with deep experience, and the confidence to apply creativity to its most powerful effect. We’re delighted that Rich and Jez have joined with Gav, to maintain our philosophy and standard to our growing client list.”
The pair commented on joining the agency along with their past colleagues: “We’ve had the good fortune to work with a whole bunch of people at Howatson+Company before. We couldn’t be more excited to be reunited with such remarkably clever and lovely humans. Add to that getting to work with all new faces like Levi and it feels like the sky is the limit.”