Boxclever Hires Future Thinking's Dan Young

In the UK, full service agency Boxclever has appointed former Future Thinking MD, Strategy & Planning Dan Young as Quantitative Research Director.

Leeds-based Boxclever was set up in 2010 by Kathryn Boxall, Sam Gardner and Claire Boorman, who previously headed Nunwood's Global Insight, Analytics and Activation divisions respectively. Specialist areas include proposition development and pricing, brand strategy, customer experience, segmentation and marketing effectiveness. The firm grew by more than 25% this year, with sales reaching £3.82m; and is anticipating turnover of more than £4m by the end of the year.

Young (pictured) joins with more than twenty years' MR experience, in both client and agency side roles. He joined Future Thinking in 2015 as Head of the firm's in-house innovation think tank Quantum Lab. He previously worked at confectioner Thorntons, initially as Head of Brand Communications and then Head of Insight, responsible for articulating the company brand position and communication strategy. Prior to this, he was Insight Manager at Virgin Media, and Research Manager at Boots, having begun his research career at Ipsos (then RSL).

Commenting on the appointment, Kathryn Boxall said: 'Dan brings a wealth of brand and innovation experience to the team as well as a strong client-side viewpoint to ensure we remain relevant. We are really excited about the future of Boxclever and will continue with our investment in a senior-only model which is really resonating with our clients'.

Web site: www.boxcleverconsulting.com .