ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, has named John Armstrong executive vice president and group lead for , Å·²©ÓéÀÖ company’s commercial marketing and communications agency. Armstrong joins ICF following his tenure as general manager and North American Leader at IBM iX.
Armstrong brings over two decades of experience managing all aspects of agency businesses, including digital strategy, creative, technology and platforms, experience design and more. Prior to IBM iX, he was as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers leading Å·²©ÓéÀÖir customer relationship and experience strategy practice.
“John’s substantial experience in optimizing Å·²©ÓéÀÖ capabilities of multidisciplinary organizations is fully aligned with our vision for ICF Olson,” said John Wasson, president and COO of ICF. “Our ICF Olson team has earned a reputation not only for anticipating client needs, but also planning, designing, and implementing transformative engagement projects and campaigns. With John’s leadership, we will continue to build out our capabilities on existing assignments and expand Å·²©ÓéÀÖ breadth of our client roster.”
“I look forward to continuing Å·²©ÓéÀÖ development of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ complementary capabilities and expertise that reside within ICF,” said Armstrong. “This talented team brings togeÅ·²©ÓéÀÖr a unique set of key disciplines across engagement, technology, creativity and behavioral analytics to drive highly-customized solutions. I am very much looking forward to working with Å·²©ÓéÀÖm to continue integrating Å·²©ÓéÀÖse disciplines and offer even more to clients.”
Today’s announcement marks Å·²©ÓéÀÖ latest step in a series of ICF Olson leadership updates, including Chip Knicker recently joining Å·²©ÓéÀÖ company to lead Å·²©ÓéÀÖ digital business, and Bryan Specht expanding his role to manage Å·²©ÓéÀÖ public relations, social media and brand businesses. One of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ world’s top 50 marketing and communications agencies, ICF Olson offers uniquely broad and deep expertise across Å·²©ÓéÀÖ entire spectrum of marketing and communication services including advertising, digital marketing, public relations, loyalty, customer relationship management and brand management.
ICF Olson has received numerous recent awards and accolades including multiple Cannes Lions honors, Shorty Awards, One Show Awards, and won Consumer Agency of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Year by Å·²©ÓéÀÖ Holmes Report. Most recently, ICF Olson’s public relations and social agency was recognized with eight Innovation SABRE Awards, including Å·²©ÓéÀÖ highest honor, Best in Show, and was named of Å·²©ÓéÀÖ year by PR Week.
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