US-headquartered full service agency R/GA has appointed Patrick Van Kann as Executive Technical Director, in charge of the technology department at its London office.

Interpublic-owned R/GA, which is headquartered in New York, was founded in 1977. The company offers inbound and outbound services, while also specialising in brand development and the mobile and retail sectors.

Van Kann joins with more than 15 years’ experience of building client web sites and apps. Most recently, he worked at Disney Internet Media Group, where he was responsible for developing and delivering the technology strategy for the company, while managing a team of around 30 software engineers, web developers’ managers and technical writers based in the UK and Budapest. Before this, Van Kann was one of the founding members of London-based full service marketing and technology agency Fortune Cookie, where he latterly served as Director of Technology.

In his new role, Van Kann will work closely with clients to help develop their technical requirements, while also helping them make use of both public and private cloud technologies.

Jim Moffatt, VP MD of R/GA London, comments: ‘Technology underpins all of the work that we produce, so it was vital we got the right person for this role. Patrick ticked all the boxes for us. His rich experience coupled with R/GA’s technology-led creative process, will provide extraordinary value to our client.’

Web site: www.rga.com .

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