Congratulations to Loewy colleague Dick Powell who has been appointed to the prestigious position of D&AD chairman. He succeeds Anthony Simonds-Gooding, who is stepping down from the role after 17 years.

Powell is co-founder of Seymourpowell with Richard Seymour. He’s a past President of D&AD and recipient of the D&AD President’s Award for his outstanding contribution to creativity.

D&AD represents the global creative, design and advertising communities. You will almost certainly have come across the work of its members in the recent weekly showcase feature in the Metro.

Here’s the announcement in full.