Silverbean, the digital performance agency with offices in Newcastle and Teesside, has announced the appointment of its first chief operating officer, Damian Hall.

Hall has been an adviser and non-executive director at Silverbean for the past four years, now joining the agency in a full-time capacity to oversee talent, recruitment and management.

Neil Robbins, CEO of Silverbean says, “I strongly believe in investing in our people, to give them the capabilities they need to be great leaders, outstanding managers and high performance marketers. Damian is world-class in the field of people development and his appointment is crucial in ensuring we develop our talent to be the very best they can.”

“Silverbean has experienced fast growth rates over the past three years, and recent major client wins are testament to the brilliant work our people are doing to drive up client’s online sales performance. With us also opening an office in Teesside, Damian will be integral in us continuing to build one of the best places to for talented people to work in digital marketing.”

Before joining Silverbean, Hall worked as an international executive coach and business/leadership development consultant. He has experience across a wide range of sectors and has held Board and senior role positions in both SME and global blue chip plc organisations.

“The last few years have seen me work closely with the management team here at Silverbean. We are continually working on developing the right talent, refining our leadership skills and building positive people performance to accelerate our commercial growth,” adds Hall. “I am very much looking forward to helping the business realise its potential, and as the agency continues to grow, to deliver tremendous success for our people and our clients.”