TBWA\Manchester recruits senior BJL creatives
The Drum has learned that TBWA\Manchester has recruited a long-serving creative team from BJL.
Gary Fawcett and Lisa Nichols, who had worked at Manchester-based BJL for 12 years, have been appointed senior art director and senior copywriter respectively.
It is thought that the hiring could be in answer to TBWA\Manchester recently winning the Seven Seas marketing account and follows Richard Dean’s appointment as head of creative development, and the promotion of Danny Bickerton to head of design.
Pete Lewtas, executive creative director of TBWA\Manchester, said: “Coming on the back of significant new business successes and six recent digital hirings, these are truly exciting times.
"Gary and Lisa are great additions to the team - not only are they extremely talented, they are tenacious and possess an infectious ‘can do’ attitude and will further extend out ability to offer clients the very best creative solutions.”
Pete Bastiman, co-creative director of BJL, wished the pair well and said the agency was now in the process of looking to find replacements.