Rutter (pictured) has more than 16 years’ experience with a number of agencies in the North, including Golley Slater, Intermarketing Agency and most recently at Ponderosa Agency.

Robin Hilton, co-founder and director at ResearchBods said: “As we enter into a new and exciting stage of our journey as part of the Strat7 group we wanted to appoint an experienced agency professional to head our client services team. Emily is results-driven with a passion for excellence and I’m confident she’ll continue to build on the success of our growing client portfolio.”