Colin Gray Joins McCann to Lead Strategy

McCann has appointed Colin Gray as managing partner, strategy, for its Milton Keynes operation.

Colin, who has previously held senior strategy roles at Havas, VCCP, Proximity and Mediacom, joins most recently from Graymatter where he was head of strategy and insight.

Paul Dean, managing director at McCann Milton Keynes commented: “It’s our belief at McCann that insights based on truths are crucial to building successful brands. Our planning and strategy team is therefore central to everything we do for our clients.”

“Colin’s diverse background, which spans client-side, creative and media agency roles across a wide range of global brands really excited us and we’re delighted he’s joined our senior management team.”

During his career, Colin has worked with a range of brands including Audi, Direct Line, Heineken, Jack Daniels, Lloyds Bank, P&G, Peugeot, Santander, Starbucks, Tesco, TGI Friday’s and Volkswagen.

He added: “I’m thrilled to have joined an agency that I’ve admired for a long time. The calibre of talent, quality of work and level of thinking at McCann is truly inspiring. It’s a very exciting place to be and everyone has been incredibly welcoming."

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