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Facebook hires Clemenger BBDO’s Daniel Walton and three others to its Creative Shop

Facebook Australia and New Zealand has appointed four new people to its Creative Shop, including Clemenger BBDO’s creative group lead Dan Walton.

Walton was at Clemenger BBDO Sydney for over two years and joins Facebook as a creative strategist in the social media platform’s growing Australian and New Zealand support teams.

Walton joins from Clemenger BBDO Sydney

Joining Walton is Karen O’Leary, TBWA Auckland’s creative director, her role at Creative Shop will be creative strategists. Andy Simpson moves from Facebook creative strategist in the US to Creative Shop lead ANZ, while Lara Andrews joins as creative research lead.

Fergus O’Hare, head of Creative Shop APAC, said in a statement: “Our aim is that Creative Shop is a catalyst for collaboration throughout the creative industry, but especially with agencies. We want to be indispensable partners, helping businesses tell the best stories on our platforms and accelerate the shift to mobile. Brilliant ideas are the result of deep teamwork, and we prioritise work centred on collaboration and learning alongside each other.”

Creative Shop was established in 2011 to support advertisers building work on the Facebook and Instagram platforms. Currently the service has over 150 people in Creative Shop in more than 40 global locations.

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