Deakin joins AKQA

International advertising agency AKQA has announced the appointment of Wayne Deakin as executive creative director to its London office. Deakin will report into international executive creative director, Duan Evans, and will look after the London creative team alongside executive creative director, Masaya Nakade, and head of experience design Rob McIntosh. Deakin brings over 20 years of industry experience and has held creative leadership positions in Australia, Europe and the US. His work has been recognised with more than 150 awards.