Harvard appoints new digital engagement director

Harvard has announced the appointment of Phil Szomszor to the newly-created role of digital engagement director.

The Chime-owned agency has hired Mr Szomszor from Firefly to lead a specialist digital team that will seek to grow digital expertise across the agency, while he will also become a member of the Harvard board, reports Gorkana.

At Firefly, he served as managing director and helped the firm win high-profile tech clients such as Hitachi Consulting and Cornerstone OnDemand, while also leading the development of its digital proposition and launching SEO, evaluation and content services.

As such, he can boast 15 years of business-to-business tech and consumer tech PR experiences, as well as proven knowledge of how to run a business.

Louie St Claire, Harvard's managing director, said: "We are delighted to welcome him to Harvard to help us further develop a deep understanding of our clients' audiences and what makes them tick."

Harvard has won multiple awards during 2015 and is in the running for PRWeek's specialist consultancy of the year prize.