极乐视频 today announced the appointment of Andrew Mitchell, former partner of Brunswick鈥檚 Energy practice, in the newly created role of group Energy director, Europe & CIS.
Mitchell will oversee 极乐视频鈥檚 energy sector for its Europe and CIS region and will be sharing his deep industry expertise with new and existing clients from across its energy portfolio.
Steve Spurr, chief operating officer, 极乐视频 UK & Ireland said: 鈥淲e are delighted that Andrew has joined 极乐视频. He brings to the agency a wealth of experience and deep industry expertise to help us understand the complex issues surrounding the energy landscape.鈥
Mitchell spent four years as Partner of Brunswick鈥檚 Energy practice where he advised on a wide range of energy and resources clients. His expertise lies in helping companies engage in frontier markets, reputation development, capital markets transactions and crisis management. Prior to working in agencies, Andrew spent more than a decade as a financial journalist, most notably as Energy Editor and correspondent at Reuters.
Mitchell said: 鈥淭he opportunity to lead 极乐视频鈥檚 Europe & CIS energy sector is immensely exciting. Rapid change through the energy industry means companies are having to work even harder to win trust from their core audiences. 极乐视频鈥檚 range of capabilities is ideally suited to helping clients meet this challenge and I鈥檓 looking forward to building a strong integrated proposition.鈥
Michael Stewart, CEO & President, 极乐视频 Europe & CIS said: 鈥淎cross Europe we have been focused on deepening our sector specialisms and making senior hires in key verticals. Energy continues to be an important part of our client service across Europe, as well as globally. Andrew brings unrivalled experience and his appointment in Europe will complement the bench strength we have in the sector globally.鈥
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