Quantock, one of the Southwest’s longest standing creative communications agency, has announced the appointment of Mark Dalton as Managing Director.

The agency’s current Directors remain in place but over time will move into executive roles.

In his role, Dalton will focus on business and client expansion, the evolution and strategic positioning of the agency’s brand and manifesto.

Dalton started working for Quantock in 2016 as a Business Development and Marketing Director. Through previous commercial roles, Dalton brings a unique and diverse perspective to the agency with commercial insight, brand growth, resilience and executional know-how.

Simon Mears, Founder & Creative Director said that “Mark has made an incredibly positive and dynamic impact to the business since he arrived. Appointing Mark as Managing Director was a natural and obvious next step for our business progression and transformation”. “The role cements Mark as our strategic leader allowing for a clear and dynamic focus on business management, tactical insight and the further development across all areas of our agency”.

Quantock’s current client portfolio includes a diverse but complimentary mix of clients across four key sectors; Food & Beverage, Home & Leisure, Education and Design Optimising Digital.

Dalton added: “The Agency has been a well-kept secret for far too long. Quantock’s 30 years of success is proof of our ability to stay true to our core principles: a dedicated focus on natural and agile design talent.

We’re on an exciting growth and evolution journey which has been fueled by some truly exciting creative projects as well as an array of collaborations and partnership programmes. I am delighted to be part of an agency with such a strong foundation, instinctive culture and forward thinking team”.