Nest Commerce appoints Lucy Downing as Client Director

Nest Commerce has made a senior hire, appointing Lucy Downing as the company’s first Client Director. Nest Commerce is a fast-growing paid social and creative agency that brings a bold perspective to brands such as Ted Baker, Decathlon, ME+EM and Crew Clothing. 

Downing’s role will be focused on client retention and growth, working with the agency’s growing portfolio of clients and 50 paid social marketers running campaigns on platforms including Meta and TikTok. She will report to Will Ashton, CEO of Nest Commerce. Downing’s most recent role was at product design agency Somo where she was VP Client Engagement. She has 15 years of digital experience working across agency and in-house roles working with retail brands including The Body Shop, Mothercare, Tesco, Dr Martens and Burberry. 

Ashton comments: “We are delighted to welcome Lucy to the team in this key new role as the business continues its growth journey. She will be the strategic point of contact for clients, gaining a deeper understanding of their challenges as we evolve our proposition to build high-quality products and services for ecommerce brands. She brings fantastic experience across agency and in-house and shares our values of curiosity and a creative approach to problem-solving. ”  

Downing comments: “I am thrilled to join Nest Commerce as they continue to grow their business. As the largest Ecommerce Paid Social Team in the UK, I’m really looking forward to working with their impressive client list and helping them solve scale challenges and continue to build best-in-industry services for Ecoms.”

About Nest Commerce

Nest Commerce is a paid social performance and creative agency that brings a bold perspective to brands such as Ted Baker, ME+EM and Crew Clothing. With the Nest Index of over 40 ecommerce brands behind us, we show you the bigger picture.