Landor expands global leadership with senior appointments across corporate branding, healthcare and AI. Oct. 30, 2026 Global brand and design consultancy Landor, part of WPP, has made three strategic appointments and created a new AI leadership role to its global senior leadership team, deepening its capabilities in corporate branding, healthcare and AI. The appointments reflect Landor's continued investment in sector expertise and specialist capabilities as businesses navigate increasingly complex challenges, from multi-billion-dollar mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs to the growing influence of AI on brand discovery and consumer choice. Andrew Miller and Oliver Maltby join Landor as Global Executive Strategy Director and Global Executive Creative Director, respectively. Miller joins from BeenThereDoneThat, having previously served as Chief Growth Officer at Interbrand, while Maltby joins from Interbrand New York. Both will be based in New York, bringing complementary strategic and creative expertise to Landor's expanding corporate practice, which specialises in corporate branding, mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs. Carolyn Griffin joins from JKR as Executive Strategy Director, bolstering Landor's healthcare expertise, while Marc Lamothe takes up a newly created role as Global Executive Director, Applied AI & Brand Intelligence. The appointments support Global CEO Jane Geraghty's strategy to strengthen the role of brand and design in driving business performance, ensuring brands are chosen by people and by the AI agents reshaping how decisions are made, and using intelligent technology, powered by decades of proprietary data, to manage and govern brands successfully. As clients seek deeper sector knowledge and stronger links between brand, business and technology, Landor under Geraghty's leadership continues to redefine and scale brand and design consultancy. Geraghty, who also leads WPP Brand & Design, took up the role in March 2026. Nicky Bell, President, Americas and Global Healthcare Practice Leader, Landor, said: "Our clients are facing immense complexity. They need trusted partners who understand how differentiated brand strategies can unlock growth - even in volatile markets. We are thrilled to welcome Andrew, Oliver, Carolyn and Marc to our talented Landor team." Andrew Miller joins from BeenThereDoneThat, an independent, AI-powered marketing consultancy, as Global Executive Strategy Director. He brings a decade of strategy experience at Interbrand, where he became Chief Growth Officer, alongside nearly ten years teaching on the SVA Master's in Branding programme in New York. At Landor, he will drive innovation in the global corporate practice, drawing on his expertise in technology-enabled marketing to help clients navigate corporate transformation, mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs. He will report to James Withey, Global EVP Strategy, Landor, and join Nicky Bell's regional leadership team. Andrew Miller, Global Executive Strategy Director, Landor, said: "Strategy and design create the most impact when they are intertwined from day one. I'm excited to help Landor's clients turn complex corporate challenges into clear, confident decisions in a business environment where brands are increasingly chosen by AI agents." Oliver Maltby joins as Global Executive Creative Director from Interbrand New York. An award-winning creative leader whose portfolio includes transformative work for LEGO, the Sydney Opera House, Ford Racing and Matter, the smart-home connectivity standard. At Landor, he will bring exceptional design craft to corporate transformation programs, ensuring brand identity systems and experiences are distinctive and commercially effective. He will report to Teemu Suviala, Global Chief Creative Officer, Landor. Oliver Maltby, Global Executive Creative Director, said: "I'm delighted to join Landor as it reimagines the role of branding in an agentic age. The most valuable brands are unmistakable and work equally hard for the audience and the business. Being part of this team offers an incredible platform to create ideas that shape desire, drive choice and deliver tangible results." Carolyn Griffin joins from JKR, where she was Group Strategy Director, as Executive Strategy Director. She is a trusted adviser to executive teams, with extensive healthcare experience. Her previous work includes brand strategy for 3M, Breakthrough T1D and NYU Langone At Landor, she will help healthcare organisations navigate complex business, regulatory and brand challenges, building distinctive brands that foster trust, and long-term growth. Carolyn Griffin, Executive Strategy Director, Landor, said: "Healthcare is changing in leaps and bounds, and times of change are exactly when brand matters most. I'm excited to help Landor's clients use brand to create clarity, bring people with them and drive lasting value." Marc Lamothe, who has relocated from Hong Kong to New York, takes on the newly created role of Global Executive Director, Applied AI & Brand Intelligence within Landor's global Brand Engineering group. He will help clients understand how AI agents discover, assess and choose brands. He will also help develop the Brand & Design agent roadmap within WPP Open, applying AI-powered tools trained on decades of proprietary data for brand management and governance. Lamothe has more than 20 years' experience in digital products and has spent six years at Landor, having previously worked at FITCH. Marc Lamothe said: "In today's dynamic world, brands need to move responsively while remaining distinctive and consistent across hundreds of markets, channels and touchpoints at once. My focus, alongside the newly created Brand Engineering team, will be on building tools that combine intelligent technology with proprietary data to make that happen for clients, giving their brands a new kind of agility and competitive advantage."

Landor promotes James Withey as its first Global EVP of Strategy. Withey has more than 25 years' experience across brand strategy, digital and research, and previously worked at Landor between 2001 and 2011, including as head of strategy for consumer brands. James Withey, Global EVP of Strategy, Landor. This news was first shared on Campaign UK. WPP-owned brand and design consultancy Landor has promoted James Withey as its first Global Executive Vice President of Strategy. Withey will lead Landor's global strategy team and oversee the evolution of its strategy proposition across corporate, consumer and experience. The role was designed to give clients access to deeper expertise within each of the three disciplines while connecting them through using the same standards, tools and ways of working. Withey will report to Jane Geraghty, Global Chief Executive of WPP Brand and Design and Landor, and Amal Attalah, European President of WPP Brand and Design. Geraghty said, "James is a trusted, forward-thinking strategic adviser to its clients and is already shaping how Campaign Middle East help brands win as AI increasingly influences the choices people make. "His unusually diverse background gives him the breadth to see where the industry is heading and the opportunities it creates. At a moment of such significant change, he's exactly the right person to lead our global strategy." Withey returned to Landor in 2021 as executive director of strategy and innovation, EMEA, and was promoted to his most recent role as global executive strategy director in 2023. He has more than 25 years' experience across brand strategy, digital and research, and previously worked at Landor between 2001 and 2011, including as head of strategy for consumer brands. Withey has also held senior roles at Siegel+Gale, Futurebrand, Brash Brands and Circus. Commenting on his appointment, Withey said, "Brand strategy is becoming more important than ever. As AI makes it easier to create, replicate and optimise, the challenge for brands is to have a genuinely differentiated idea at their core - one that can guide and connect what they say, what they do and the experiences they create." He added, "The opportunity now is to bring greater specialist depth to the different strategic challenges our clients face, while making sure those capabilities work together. Corporate, consumer and experience strategy each demand different expertise, but ultimately they need to add up to one coherent brand. I'm incredibly excited to work with our strategy leaders and teams around the world to build on the strength we already have and shape what comes next." Since returning to Landor, he has worked on transformation programmes for brands including A&O Shearman and LeShuttle. According to Landor, the appointment builds on a wider evolution of Landor and WPP's brand and design collective, with Withey also overseeing its agentic strategy roadmap. The move follows the appointment of Geraghty as Global Chief Executive of WPP Brand and Design and Global CEO of Landor in March this year, which also introduced a new leadership structure for the division. Anup Oommen is the Editor of Campaign Middle East at Motivate Media Group, a well-reputed moderator, and a multiple award-winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience at some of the most reputable and credible global news organisations, including Reuters, CNN, and Motivate Media Group. As the Editor of Campaign Middle East, Anup heads market-leading coverage of advertising, media, marketing, PR, events and experiential, digital, the wider creative industries, and more, through the brand's digital, print, events, directories, podcast and video verticals. As such he's a key stakeholder in the Campaign Global brand, the world's leading authority for the advertising, marketing and media industries, which was first published in the UK in 1968.

Landor promotes James Withey to Global EVP, Strategy. Oct. 08, 2026 Global brand and design consultancy Landor, part of WPP, has promoted James Withey to the newly created role of Global EVP, Strategy, giving him global leadership of its strategy offer as it sharpens its strategic capabilities to help brands differentiate, resonate and grow in an increasingly agentic world. Withey will lead Landor's global team of strategists and oversee the continued evolution of its strategy offer across three core specialisms: corporate, consumer and experience. The role is designed to give clients greater depth of expertise within each discipline, while connecting them through common standards, tools and ways of working. The move builds on a wider evolution across Landor and WPP's brand and design collective. Earlier this year, WPP introduced a new global leadership model for its brand and design businesses under Jane Geraghty to connect specialist capabilities across brand, design, experience and performance. Withey's promotion further strengthens that model as clients seek deeper specialist expertise to solve increasingly complex brand and business challenges. He will also oversee the collective's agentic strategy roadmap, helping brands differentiate and build equity with people and AI simultaneously. Jane Geraghty, Global CEO, WPP Brand & Design and Landor, said: "I couldn't be more pleased; this is a very well earned promotion. James is a trusted, forward-thinking strategic advisor to our clients and is already shaping how we help brands win as AI increasingly influences the choices people make. His unusually diverse background gives him the breadth to see where the industry is heading and the opportunities it creates. At a moment of such significant change, he's exactly the right person to lead our global strategy." Withey brings more than 25 years' experience spanning brand strategy, digital, research, innovation and consultancy leadership. Alongside senior leadership roles at FutureBrand and Siegel+Gale, he has run three consultancies spanning private equity-backed and founder-led businesses, as well as his own brand consulting business - giving him a broad perspective across strategy, clients and the business of branding. He first joined Landor in 2001, spending almost ten years there and ultimately becoming Head of Strategy, Consumer Brands, before returning to the business in 2021. Since returning, Withey has played a central strategic role in some of Landor's most significant transformation programmes, including A&O Shearman and LeShuttle. He has also helped lead a number of Landor's major new business wins this year. Landor was named Campaign's Global Branding Agency of the Year 2025. James Withey, Global EVP, Strategy at Landor, said: "Brand strategy is becoming more important than ever. As AI makes it easier to create, replicate and optimise, the challenge for brands is to have a genuinely differentiated idea at their core - one that can guide and connect what they say, what they do and the experiences they create. The opportunity now is to bring greater specialist depth to the different strategic challenges our clients face, while making sure those capabilities work together. Corporate, consumer and experience strategy each demand different expertise, but ultimately they need to add up to one coherent brand. I'm incredibly excited to work with our strategy leaders and teams around the world to build on the strength we already have and shape what comes next." Withey reports to Jane Geraghty, Global CEO of WPP Brand & Design and Landor, and Amal Atallah, European President, WPP Brand & Design.