The new position is part of the communications agency’s planned five-year expansion.

Madano communications is introducing its first creative director, Arian Oldroyd, as part of the agency’s five-year growth plans.

Oldroyd has 16 years of experience, with expertise in in print, digital and motion. He has previously worked with brands including Armani, Adidas, Harrods and Sky.

“The need to deliver brilliant creative outcomes to clients has never been more important and the ethos of Madano and focus on shaping the future really chimed with where I was focusing my creative energies,” Oldroyd says. “I am delighted to be joining the business at such an exciting time.”

Madano managing partner Michael Evans says: “Over the past eight years we have quadrupled the size of the business and, while we have had a creative practice for some time now, we felt the time was right to appoint a creative director.

“From the moment we met Arian we knew he got us and our culture, and he will be a massive success with us.”