Doner Promotes Sophie Edwards to Client Services Director

Full service integrated creative agency, Doner, has announced the promotion of Sophie Edwards, formerly Group Account Director, to the role of Client Services Director at the agency.

Reporting to Managing Director, Andrew Hawkins, in her new role Edwards will head up account management across Doner’s London and Bath offices, overseeing a number of the agency’s clients which include Fiat, Jeep, Nikon, Du Pont and Invisalign.

With 15 years’ experience in advertising and PR, Edwards joined Doner in 2013 from The Red Brick Road where she was Business Director from 2007. She began her career at Publicis, and has experience working across the retail, FMCG, alcohol, automotive and charity industries. Since joining Doner she has been instrumental in heading up a number of key accounts at the agency, including Invisalign, for which Doner won the Excellence in Integrated Digital Communications category at the 2014 Communiqué Awards, the most prestigious award for healthcare marketing.

Andrew Hawkins, Managing Director, said: “In her two years at Doner Sophie has done a phenomenal job, not only servicing existing clients and growing these accounts, but she has also been instrumental in some recent new business wins. As well as an acute business acumen, Sophie brings energy, optimism and a fair amount of joy to the agency and this is a role that will benefit from her special brand of leadership.”

Sophie Edwards, Client Services Director, added: “These are exciting times at Doner. We’re growing relationships with existing clients, as well as winning new business. We have a great team creating compelling content and connecting with consumers in a way that is making a real difference to our clients’ businesses.” Edwards added “I’m looking forward to the challenge of my new role.”