R/GA Promotes Ryan Wareham to SVP Managing Director for EMEA

Creative Innovation company R/GA has announced the promotion of Ryan Wareham to SVP managing director for its EMEA operations. Previously executive client and delivery director for EMEA, Ryan will now be responsible for R/GA’s long-term business vision and strategic direction for the region as it enters its new era as an independent agency. Ryan will work in close partnership with R/GA’s creative leader in EMEA, chief creative officer Nick Pringle, and together will ensure the right talent and culture are in place to allow the agency to continue to act as a trusted partner to its clients and deliver game changing best-in-class work. Ryan will report into Robin Forbes, global CEO R/GA.

Ryan is a boomerang to R/GA, previously holding the role of head of production before re-joining the company in 2023. Ryan’s experience in blending creativity, new technology and agility to create measurable business value will play a key role in driving long-term client relationships in the EMEA region with brands such as Nike, Google, Samsung, L’Oreal and Moncler.

“With the rise of AI and the start of the intelligence age, we're going through one of the most fundamental transitions we've probably ever seen as humans, let alone marketers. And R/GA’s newly established independence combined with our rich heritage of solving client business problems through the application of creativity and technology, uniquely positions us to leverage all the good AI has to offer.” said Ryan Wareham, SVP managing director R/GA EMEA “We see this moment as an opportunity to help clients achieve more growth, create more value for their customers - and put some fun and joy into the world while we do it. It's an extremely exciting time to be stepping up to lead the business in EMEA."

“We undertook an extensive search for this role and Ryan was the standout candidate. I couldn’t be happier to officially share that we've selected him to lead our EMEA operations as we enter this new era. Ryan has a proven record of delivering business success for clients, while building and leading the teams necessary to do it.” said Robin Forbes, global CEO R/GA.

Prior to re-joining R/GA, Ryan was the chief operating officer and head of delivery at 11:FS, a challenger consultancy focused on building digital-first propositions for the financial services sector. Ryan oversaw delivery of transformational projects for clients such as UBS and Nat West. Before 11:FS he held the position of head of production at R/GA, where he was a member of the senior leadership team. Ryan also spent seven years at Digitas as programme director working with clients such as Honda, Tesco and Lloyds Banking Group.