Havas has appointed Ol Janus to the newly created role of Global Head of Data for its dedicated customer experience network, Havas CX. 

Janus – who was previously Group Head of Data for the network’s lead UK agency, Havas CX helia –- will report to Havas Creative Global Chief Strategy Officer, Mark Sinnock. 

In this new role Janus has been charged with leading and developing data products and services across the entire Havas CX global network. 

Havas CX has more than 1200 people from 20 of Havas Creative’s global agency groups and local agencies, plus additional specialists from across the Havas network. Since its establishment in October of last year it has won a number of accounts including skincare brand Aesop, car maker Volkswagen Group UK, and Mars-owned pet food brand Royal Canin.

Janus re-joined Havas in 2017, having spent three years at Ogilvy, where he led its data practice in London and worked across clients including Nestle, BT, BP and Public Health England.

Prior to that, he had spent more than 10 years at the agency now known as Havas CX helia, where he held roles including MD and Global Data Director, working across clients such as Diageo, Unilever, EasyJet and Compare the Market.

Before his first stint at Havas, Janus held a variety of data strategy roles at companies including Acxiom and Virgin Media.