Brass has appointed Chris Webster as Account Manager within its Insight team based in Brass' London office

Chris will play a key role in the agency's further expansion in the capital. Brass also has an office in Leeds.

Prior to Joining Brass, Chris worked in the global team at Nielsen and insight specialists Nunwood. He has over five years industry experience across a variety of categories, clients and research disciplines.

A key part of Chris' role will be in the set-up of an online community for the retailer Dixon's Store Group, an assignment Brass recently won and which marks Dixon's first venture into the world of online communities.

Brass' pioneering approach to creating online communities led to them becoming the 2010 recipients of the B2B MRS award for its acclaimed work for the Royal Mail.

On his appointment, Chris said "It's a great time to be joining Brass. Our approach of combining more traditional research techniques with cutting edge tools and techniques suitable for the digital age really helps us stand apart from the crowd.

"Our London office is going to play a pivotal role in our expansion, particularly in the field of digital insight and marketing."