It鈥檚 Gone Viral has appointed Urban Splash鈥檚 Sam Lenehan as a non-executive director.
The Manchester-headquartered social media marketing company has strengthened its board with the appointment of Lenehan, an Associate Director at housing developer House by Urban Splash.
House by Urban Splash is a partnership between regeneration pioneers Urban Splash, the UK government and the largest house builder in the world Sekisui House.
Lenehan will work closely with It鈥檚 Gone Viral鈥檚 founders Andrew Trotman and Ryan Williams on executing the firm鈥檚 ongoing growth strategy.
鈥淪ocial media has become a fundamental part of how consumers interact with the brands they love,鈥� said Lenehan.
鈥淗aving built some of the biggest social media brands in the country over the past three years, the guys at Its Gone Viral have an almost unparalleled expertise.
鈥淏y falling into the agency space, they鈥檝e become some of the most qualified social media advisors in the country.
鈥淚 genuinely believe that having built and maintained their own internal portfolio of pages, It鈥檚 Gone Viral has the opportunity to be something different: disrupting the agency market through its unique expertise, backed by a visible track record that鈥檚 there for all to see.鈥�
Trotman commented: 鈥淪am brings a unique set of skills and experience that have already proved incredibly valuable.
鈥淭he past six months have seen us quadruple our headcount, move into Manchester city centre and deliver six billion impressions across our portfolio.
鈥淲e are extremely excited on the journey ahead. 2020 is going to be a year of significant growth and we鈥檙e only just getting started.鈥�