Havas EHS Names Melanie Welsh Executive Planning Director

Havas EHS has continued its recent recruitment of new talent into the agency with the appointment of Melanie Welsh as Executive Planning Director.

Melanie was previously Head of Strategy at Soup and Publisher of Media Guardian. She joined Havas EHS to lead the Unilever account in 2012 and has been instrumental to the growth of the agency’s portfolio of Unilever brands that now encompasses Dove, Surf and more recently Dove Men+Care . Melanie’s promotion will see her lead the agency’s Planning team across its entire portfolio of clients which include new client wins of Viking, Cornetto and Graze. 2014 has been a time of intense expansion for Havas EHS in which it has secured a raft of new business wins, and achieved significant growth across its existing client portfolio.

Tash Whitmey, CEO at Havas EHS commented: “2014 has been a brilliant year for Havas EHS and Melanie has played a crucial part in this success. The agency is currently expanding its offering to help clients better capitalise on an increasingly digital world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to a future that is technologically innovative but we also believe that these changes can’t come at the expense of fantastic creative and planning. Melanie has proven herself to be crucial to our continued success and is a real asset to the agency.”

Melanie Welsh, Executive Planning Director at Havas EHS says: “I have had the opportunity at Havas EHS to work with incredible brands, so I look forward to continuing to produce creative and strategic work that drives tangible benefits. It’s by applying this kind of approach that Havas EHS will continue to reap the rewards of its quiet revolution through even more new business wins, agency growth and a dedication to strategic but creative work.”