Mick Mahoney joins RKCR/Y&R

London ad agency RKCR/Y&R has announced award-winning copywriter and creative director Mick Mahoney as its new executive creative director. Mahoney (pictured centre) will be charged with producing advertising and creativity for brands including Marks and Spencer, Lloyds Banking Group, Virgin Atlantic, Vodafone and Land Rover. Mahoney has received awards including a Cannes Grand Prix for Stella Artois, Cannes gold Lions for his work for Johnnie Walker, Nike and Hamlet, as well as five D&AD Pencils and four golds from the BTAA. Mahoney joins RKCR/Y&R from Havas Worldwide London where he has been ECD since 2009.