Sir John Hegarty joins The Dots as chairman
Co-founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty Sir John Hegarty has joined creative professional networking platform The Dots as chairman.
Hegarty will lead The Dots in the next stage of its development and growth in the UK after recently securing £1.5m in investment.
Founded last year by Pip Jamieson, The Dots is a professional networking platform designed to help the creative sector promote themselves, network, collaborate and connect with commercial opportunities. Hegarty's experience will now help guide The Dots in its mission to generate one million commercial opportunities for creative professionals by 2018.
On his appointmet Hegarty commented: “The Dots is critical for the future success of the creative industries – putting creativity at the heart of commerce and industry, whilst also helping creative people realise their full potential. I’m privileged to help shape its future with Pip and her team”.
Sinch it launched, the platform has attracted brands including BBC, Tate, Net-a-Porter, Vice, Airbnb, Sony Music UK, Condé Nast, Spotify, Facebook and Red Bull.