Cummins&Partners appoints Emma Grant to group account director position to lead HBF

Cummins&Partners has further bolstered its senior ranks, welcoming Emma Grant as group account director to lead the HBF account. Reporting into head of account management Matt Rose, Grant will be responsible for leading the rapidly growing Health and Wellness pillar of Cummins&Partners business.

Says Rose: “We’re always on the lookout for experienced and intelligent leaders to further bolster the Account Management team. Emma not only brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience in Health and Services leading great brands like Bupa and iSelect, but comes with great energy and passion to help grow and develop the younger members of the team.”

Says Grant: “Cummins&Partners struck a chord for me on many levels. The people are decent, smart and approachable. Their vision around blending creative and media comes with lots of opportunity for both agency and client. Being an independent agency was also a draw card.

“The culture has seen me walk into a place that is welcoming and comfortable in its own skin. Now I’m looking forward to getting stuck in and doing great work with our client partners.”

Says Chris Jeffares, CEO, Cummins&Partners: “In keeping with our vision to be the most globally admired independent Creative:Media network, we are always on the lookout for people are going to run shoulder to shoulder to achieve our vision, in meeting Emma it was clear from the outset that she was one of these people.”

Prior to joining Cummins&Partners, Grant has worked at agencies both in the UK and Melbourne including AJF and JWT and across Lion, Treasury Wine Estates, Mondelez, Cadbury, TAC, iSelect and Bupa.