Business appointments: New executive chairman appointed at Oi
A FORMER senior executive at Microsoft has joined the board of Oi, the Channel Islands-based creative and digital agency.
Chris Atkinson spent more than a decade as a vice president at Microsoft, with responsibility for sales and marketing, before moving to Guernsey several years ago.
He has been coaching Oi’s executive team for the past year and said he was looking forward to his new role.
Mr Atkinson is taking over from Tony Grange, who had indicated his wish to retire this year, as he approaches his 75th birthday.
Peter Grange, founder and chief executive officer of Oi, said his father had done a vast amount of good work over the past two years to get the agency ready for its next stage of growth.
‘My dad has been a legend over the past two years. He’s helped to take the agency to another level by putting processes and practices in place similar to the world’s leading agencies.
‘That includes taking the agency’s cyber and data security to the high levels needed for a top digital business such as Oi. I am sure he will stay close to everyone at the agency,’ said the agency’s CEO.
Mr Atkinson said: ‘I am excited to join Oi as executive chairman. Oi is blessed with a highly creative and talented team who embrace the type of brand new thinking which captures attention and delivers outstanding results for clients.’
