Simon Sikorski & Cath Mawer Named Chief Client Officers at Craft

Craft, a global adaptation and production agency, today announced it has named Simon Sikorski and Cath Mawer as Chief Client Officers. In these newly created roles, they will be responsible for working with the leadership of the agency’s roster of global clients to ensure that the highest standards of work are being delivered and will also generate new business opportunities for Craft.

“Simon and Cath have worked hand-in-hand in driving Craft’s business forward.   Now as our business continues to expand, their roles will be focused on solving our global clients’ production challenges,” said Ed Powers, CEO of Craft. “With their deep experience across business categories and a keen understanding of regional differences that define our clients’ needs, they are perfectly suited for this expanded role. They will drive our clients’ complex needs and look for opportunities to deliver innovative and cost effective production solutions.”

Sikorski, who is based in New York, recently served as Managing Director, North America, at Craft, which is a McCann Worldgroup operating unit. He has held McCann Worldgroup management roles in both North America and Europe since first joining McCann London in 2006 as the EMEA regional lead on the integrated Intel account. After serving as EMEA and then global head on the agency’s ExxonMobil account, he joined Craft as Business Director. In this role, he defined and delivered custom production solutions for global clients.

Mawer, who is based in London, served most recently as Global Client Services Director. Prior to joining Craft in January 2013, she worked at DDB London as a Global Business Director on the Philips global agency team. She also served on the management team of Gutenberg Networks, a production division of DDB, where she managed sales and profitability for regional and global client account teams.