Bounteous Hires Publicis Man Raju Patel as MD

In Chicago, insight-driven digital experience consultancy Bounteous has appointed long-time Publicis exec Raju Patel as Managing Director, tasked with driving relationships with the firm's financial, industrial and technology clients.

Bounteous assists clients via 'co-innovation' with strategy, experience design, technology, analytics and insight, and marketing. Patel (pictured) joins after a 23-year career at ad group Publicis, latterly as Group VP and Business Lead for Financial Services in Canada and the US Midwest.

Commenting on the appointment, CEO Keith Schwartz said: 'Raju's deep understanding of the problems and solutions clients in the banking, financial services and insurance industries face, combined with a proven track record in business growth will help us drive change-making value for our clients that are facing critical digital transformation needs. His exceptional specialist talent will be a significant asset as we expand in this area'.

Web site: www.bounteous.com .