McDonnell will lead marketing and be heavily involved in new business for the GroupM agency.
Mindshare has hired Josh McDonnell, pictured above, as its new marketing and growth director.
The former AdNews and Mi3 senior journalist has worked at PHD for nearly three years as marketing director under the leadership of Mark Jarrett.
B&T understands that McDonnell’s new role at Mindshare will see him manage marketing and take an active role in new business growth, working with GroupM’s chief growth officer Nathan Young.
A GroupM spokesperson confirmed the move, telling B&T: We’re thrilled to welcome Josh to GroupM. Josh has a great network and great understanding of the agency landscape. His background as a journalist and expertise in comms, new business and marketing make him a real asset to Mindshare and the GroupM team.”
At GroupM, Josh will be reunited with his former AdNews editor Rosie Baker, who is the group communications director of GroupM.
McDonnell joins Mindshare on the back of a strong year for the agency, retaining one its larger clients in NAB, and taking a lead regional role in GroupM’s OpenAI Nestle pitch win.
He said: “I’m thrilled to be joining GroupM and Mindshare as growth and marketing director. It’s an exciting time for the business and I look forward to being a part of the team and contributing to the continued growth and success of the business.
“Thank you to Mark Jarrett, Stu Bailey, Kate Milligan and the entire PHD team for my time with the agency; it’s been a fantastic experience to work with such a great group and be a part of some of the incredible work.”
PHD head of brand Kate Milligan said: “It has been an absolute pleasure working with Josh over the last few years and we wish him all the best in his new role. The marketing team at PHD will continue to focus on delivering great work aligning to our new vision, ‘Intelligence. Connected.’”
