Nov
13
AKQA Co-Founder and Creative Lead James Hilton Leaves to Open Design Shop
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AKQA Chief Creative Officer James Hilton is leaving the WPP digital agency giant he co-founded 20 years ago to start his own design firm in London. Rei Inamoto, AKQA’s lead creative for the U.S. and Asia, will succeed him in the global lead creative role.
Mr. Hilton and CEO Ajaz Ahmed founded San Francisco-based AKQA in the mid-90s, and over time they’ve expanded it globally to 14 offices.
WPP bought AKQA in 2012. Buyers often try to keep key people in place at agencies they acquire with “earnouts” that pay out after a certain time, but it’s not clear whether Mr. Hilton agreed to an earnout in that deal. AKQA declined to comment on the question.
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