Creative agency archibald ingall stretton (ais) has hired entrepreneur Adam Murphy as business director.

At the same time, Rumit Shah joins as senior project manager, alongside Greg Machray and Helen Sallnow as the agency’s new project managers.

In his new role at ais, Murphy will be responsible for the management of all integrated communications for its EDF Energy account. Joining from Cogency, a company that he formed and launched, Murphy brings with him over a decade of agency experience across a number of sectors including automotive, electronics, telecoms and retail.

Before Cogency, Murphy worked at major London advertising agency DDB, where he worked on its Phillips International account, managing its EMEA, North American and APAC markets.

Shah joins ais from VML London (formerly Good Technology) where, as project manager, he worked on its Microsoft, Vodafone, McClaren and Gatorade accounts.

Machray, formerly project manager at digital creative agency Collective, joins the agency in the same role. At ais he will work closely with its new-business team, managing projects to increase reach and results across clients including EDF Energy, Sony BMG and ŠKODA.

Sallnow also joins ais as a project manager, having moved from Australian integrated marketing and communications agency, August. Whilst at August, she held the position of producer and worked on a variety of projects for brands such as Lexus. At ais she will work alongside Machray focusing on the O2 account.

Steve Stretton, founding partner of archibald ingall stretton, says: “This marks a new era for the agency following our recent re-structure and senior creative hirings.

"With Adam’s wealth of experience, entrepreneurial thinking and determination, I have full confidence that he’ll maintain a high-quality output on the EDF Energy account. It’s also fantastic to have Rumit, Greg and Helen on board; not only do they show a huge amount of flair and ambition, but they also have a genuine passion and dedication to the key role.”