Open LEC appoints account executive via graduate scheme

Open LEC has appointed Sam Cheetham as its newest account executive through its graduate recruitment programme.

Mr Cheetham becomes part of the company's brand communications team and joined Open LEC in March 2012, bringing with him experience from the Unilever-partnered consumer agency Billington Cartmell.

A Durham University graduate with a degree in anthropology, the new account executive also has an educational background in maths, economics, art and Spanish at Winchester College.

Open LEC has existed in its current form since April 2011, following the acquisition of Lane Earl Cox by the Chime Communications venture Open Health.

Since the takeover, the company has added a number of new members of staff to its team, with Victoria Marsh appointed as an account director and Catherine Bruce joining as a science writer.

The agency was also able to claim the Healthcare Industry (Target) Award at the recent PM Society Awards, thanks to work conducted on its OPEN Fire! mailer competition.