agencyQ Hires Bob Poulin as Executive Vice President of Growth and Expansion
Poulin brings technology development, strategic planning skills to digital agency
Washington, D.C. – agencyQ (Q), a digital marketing, technology and creative design agency, has named Bob Poulin to the position of Executive Vice President of Growth and Expansion, effective immediately.
As Executive Vice President of Growth and Expansion, Poulin will be the driving force behind the agency’s strategic plan for growth. Additionally he will manage key relationships with Q’s clients and partners. agencyQ is a digital marketing technology firm that has a diverse award winning team that excels in corporate website design, custom application development, enterprise content management and other technology-driven solutions.
“Bob’s extensive background in technology, online marketing and business management will help us better position the company for rapid growth,” said Tim Neill, president and CEO of agencyQ. “Bob also understands the importance of the role of technology in moving ideas from conception to the web to help our clients enhance their brands and drive revenue. As we grow, Bob will be an integral member of agencyQ’s senior leadership team. ”
Poulin brings 30 years of executive management, strategic planning, technology development, financial and operations experience to Q’s executive management team. Previously he was Chief Operating Officer of evox, Inc. a wireless security technology company. Poulin also served as Chairman of Unison Agency, a Washington, DC-based full service international brand strategy and marketing communications agency.
Prior to that Poulin was Chief Global Officer for AKQA, Inc., where he managed operations for the agency. As a member of the Executive Committee responsible for global corporate strategy and governance, he led the effort to restructure the company and develop the integration plan for the four software and web development companies that became the new AKQA, in conjunction with its strategic alliance partner, Accenture.
Bob previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Magnet Interactive, Inc., a national interactive solutions, marketing communications and software/web development firm in Washington, DC and Los Angeles, California. In that role, he forged a strategic partnership with Accenture, developed the company’s mergers and acquisitions plan and negotiated the funding from Francisco Partners and Accenture Technology Ventures which resulted in the formation of the new AKQA, Inc. He also served in senior executive management positions with Explore, Inc., an education technology firm; Kidscare Software, Inc; and Corporate Kids, Inc.
Poulin received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and a B.S. from the University of Connecticut.