We Are Social, the global socially-led creative agency, on Monday announced the promotion of Jim Coleman to CEO for the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
Previously UK CEO, Coleman will now focus on strengthening connections across the agency’s offices in Europe and the Middle East, and accelerating growth through innovation in products and services across the region.
In his new role, Coleman will be responsible for building closer collaboration and a unified culture across We Are Social and sister agency Hello’s offices in the UK, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, France, and Dubai. The heads of each office will report to him.
“I’m excited to take on this new challenge and work even more closely with our brilliant teams across EMEA. It’s a region with a lot of cultural nuances and differences, but what brings us all together is a passion for making the best possible work for our clients,” Coleman said. “I’m fortunate that there is already a talented team of people I know, like and respect in place across EMEA, and we’re all ready to work together and get stuck into this next phase of We Are Social’s growth and success.”
Coleman has been a key figure at We Are Social since joining as UK Managing Director in 2010. In 2016 he became UK CEO, and has developed an enviable client roster that includes Carlsberg Group, Activision, adidas and Amazon Music. He later became Regional Lead for North America overseeing the longstanding US team, and was a key architect of the agency’s successful launch in Canada, which today has a team of 70.
Coleman sits on We Are Social’s Executive Management Board and reports to its Global Group CEO, Toby Southgate.
The promotion follows recent announcements of two additional Regional CEOs at the agency: Rebecca Coleman in North America, and Suzie Shaw in APAC. We Are Social has also promoted Mark Jones to EMEA COO.
