PHD promotes Emma Wood to head of investment
Joanna Barnes: "From the time Emma joined the business I have been impressed with her ability to build exceptionally strong and meaningful relationships with her clients, partners and team."
PHD Sydney has promoted Emma Wood, formerly Sydney's co-head of investment, to head of investment.
She will assume full responsibility for the Sydney investment product, and continue reporting into PHD’s chief investment officer Joanna Barnes.
The agency said the duo will be charged with delivering on the agency's vision 'Intelligence.Connected', plus advancing investment capabilities, talent, and product.
Wood has been with PHD for three years, with investment expertise spanning a range of categories and brands, including global key accounts PepsiCo and CHANEL.
"I am deeply passionate about our people and the opportunity to support them in their careers whilst driving our investment ambitions forward." Wood said of her appointment.
"Our PHD Investment team are exceptionally talented, and I am really looking forward to nurturing their growth and development to in turn deliver fantastic work for our clients."
Barnes said Wood has been critical to PHD's success since joining the agency, which is "ambitious in our pursuit to drive our clients’ businesses forward through a data-led innovative approach."
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"From the time Emma joined the business I have been impressed with her ability to build exceptionally strong and meaningful relationships with her clients, partners and team," Barnes said.
"I am thrilled Emma has taken up this opportunity and look forward to building on the achievements to date."
In June, Ryan Ambrose was promoted to the new role of Melbourne head of investment at PHD. He returns to Melbourne following a stint as group investment director at the agency’s Sydney office.
Ambrose also reports to Barnes, who said of his elevation: “Ryan is a progressive and decisive leader which is exactly what we need to accelerate our client’s growth ambitions in this new era."
Recently, the Omnicom agency also appointed Brendan Hewitt as its new Sydney head of strategy, replacing the outgoing Remi Baker.
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