iProspect Netherlands hires Saskia Wagenmakers as new MD

As of September 1st 2017, Saskia Wagenmakers will start as Managing Director at iProspect, reporting to Julius Minnaar, CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network. She has been working as Commercial Director at iProspect since December 2016. She is also a member of the management team of Dentsu Aegis Network Netherlands and is responsible for the domain performance, data and technology.

iProspect works closely with its customers as a data-driven digital performance marketing agency to help advertisers reach their target audience in any channel, with a relevant message at the right time. This ensures that the relationship between brand and consumer is steadily strengthened. We achieve optimum results by working with the best specialists and with a strong focus on data, proprietary technology such as iActivate, and innovative strategies. 

Saskia Wagenmakers: "I am very pleased with my appointment as Managing Director of iProspect and my new role as a member of the management team where I can represent iProspect and Dentsu Aegis Network DNA. I look forward to working with my colleagues at both iProspect and Dentsu Aegis Network. iProspect’s strong customer portfolio promises the thrill of even more successful partnerships to come with our customers. Our mission ‘Driving business performance’ is evident in all our work." 

Julius Minnaar, CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network: "I am very pleased that Saskia is our new Managing Director and I am convinced that she will do an excellent job. Saskia is a very strong and experienced professional and she has shown she has the capabilities to grow the agency even further with her drive and passion. She shares our vision ‘Innovating the way brands are built’, and in her new role, she will make a significant contribution to the further growth of iProspect and Dentsu Aegis Network Netherlands.” 

About iProspect 

iProspect is a global, award-winning agency – buying media and driving business performance for the world’s largest brands including Adidas, Diageo, Kellogg’s, Burberry, General Motors, Gucci, and Microsoft.  The iProspect team works across a network of 4,200 employees spread over 91 offices in 55 countries.  

In 2016, iProspect won more than 200 awards including 15 Leadership recognition awards and 33 Agency of the Year titles, and was named #1 Global Digital Performance Agency by RECMA, Best Agency for Performance Marketing by iMedia, and both Best Place to Work and Most Effective Media Agency by The Drum. Global President, Ruth Stubbs, recently received top honors as the Vision winner for the first Women Leading Change Awards presented by Campaign360.  iProspect is part of the Dentsu Aegis Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dentsu Inc.