Today the Brave appoints five senior account leaders

Independent agency Today the Brave has made five senior appointments across its group, social and shopper accounts teams, as it continues a run of new business wins.

The appointments

Gina O'Donnell — Group Account Director (from McCann London)
Eliza Laurence-Chenu — Account Director, Shopper (returning from the UK)
Tiana Iacono — Senior Account Manager, Shopper (from VML)
Liam O'Brien — Senior Account Manager (from Clemenger BBDO)
Rubee Stephenson — Content Creator (from Ogilvy)

New Group Account Director

O'Donnell joins with a decade of global brand and integrated marketing experience across APAC and EMEA, having worked on accounts including Qatar Airways and Mastercard.

"As businesses rediscover the value of long-term brand building, independent agencies are uniquely positioned to lead the way," O'Donnell said. “I'm excited to join the team at Today the Brave, partnering with clients to turn brand ambition into lasting business results.”

“Built this business by being brave”

Today the Brave Managing Partner Jaimes Leggett said the hires reflected the agency's approach to growth.

"We've built this business by being brave — in the work, in the way we partner with clients and in the people we back," Leggett said.

"Growth for us is a by-product of building a creatively ambitious business rather than simply a bigger one... Hiring this level of senior talent means we can keep pushing harder and faster without losing what makes us us."

New business

The appointments follow a string of new client wins for the agency, including Law Partners, Elanco Pharmaceuticals, LGT Crestone and HVLH.