Drury (pictured) joined C Space as associate director for EMEA in 2015, based in London. In the new role, he will focus on growing the company’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Prior to C Space, he ran strategy and qualitative insight projects at Seymourpowell, Sense Worldwide and DCA Design International.

Drury succeeds Elisabeth de Gramont, who has stepped down. De Gramont joined Jigsaw (now C Space Shanghai) as research manager in 2007 prior to its partnership with C Space (then Communispace). She later became group account director, and was most recently managing partner of the Shanghai office.

Felix Koch, regional chief executive for EMEA and APAC at C Space, said: “Charles’ relationship-based approach will help us win and retain the key client relationships we hold in Shanghai.”