Senior strategy and AI hires at The Forge

UK – Strategic insight agency The Forge has appointed Mem Fidanboylu and Charlie Archer as directors.

Mem Fidanboylu and Charlie Archer

Fidanboylu (pictured, left) joins The Forge from Freemavens, where he was chief strategy officer, responsible for the agency’s strategy and consulting practice and clients including Coca-Cola and Lego.

Fidanboylu brings his consumer product and services expertise to the agency’s consumer strategy practice.

Archer (pictured, right) was formerly head of data for Saatchi and Saatchi before founding an AI Lab for independent agency network Next 15, and has previously worked at Deloitte and Accenture.

Archer specialises in building bespoke AI products with the aim of deriving new value and scaling agency capabilities.

Simon Garnett, co-founder, The Forge, said: "Our strategy clients will benefit enormously from Mem’s breadth and depth of experience and Charlie will be leading an ambitious programme to help us and our clients take full advantage of an AI future."

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