Euro RSCG London has made a number of new hires as part of its continued strengthening of the agency’s creative and integrated digital offering. The arrivals follow new planning hires announced last week, and are the first creative hires made by ECD Mick Mahoney since he joined the agency late last year.

Gedeon Stol joins the agency in the newly created role of Head of Innovation. He will work across all Euro clients helping to ensure digital and technical innovation is at the heart of creative development. Stol joins Euro from RAPP Limited, where he was Director of Innovation and was responsible for creating bespoke technology solutions and unique concepts for clients such as Pfizer, Philips, GlaxoSmithKline and Skype. Previously Stol worked at Remedy Six as a Creative technologist, and Harrison Troughton Wunderman as head of their creative development team.

Eloise Smith joins Euro RSCG London as a Creative Director and will work across a range of clients. Smith joins from Work Club where she was Creative Lead across clients including Nokia and Kraft. Previously Smith was at AKQA where she worked on Smirnoff, Nike, Coca Cola and Marmite – creating content including websites, online films to applications, web applications, widgets and games. Before AKQA, Smith had stints at Rainey Kelly Y&R and St Lukes.

Euro RSCG London have also poached the Mother creative team Borja Alvarez and Enrique Reija. At Mother they worked on campaigns for brands including Stella Artois and Oasis. Between them they have also worked in New York, Madrid and also had a year at St. Luke’s where they worked on Strongbow, RNIB, Newspaper Society.

Mick Mahoney, ECD Euro RSCG London said “This is an exciting time for Euro. We are committed to strengthening the agency with brilliant and open-minded integrated talent. Our recent hires in both creative and planning are a demonstration of this commitment”.