New senior hires at Oliver

Global advertising agency network OLIVER Group has announced a raft of new hires to bolster the company’s senior team. Joining the agency will be Claire Aldous as its first head of data, James Sanderson as MD, and Ed Howarth as managing partner. Aldous was previously deputy head of data at Proximity and spearheaded the agency’s data and innovation offering for almost a decade. Sanderson will take on overall operational responsibility for OLIVER in the UK, with a focus on driving performance and efficiency for both the agency and clients. While prior to the role, Sanderson was managing director of Chime’s social and data offer TeamSpirit.