Interview

April 21, 2020

"Your wider organisation is looking for guidance from people like you"

Grace Francis, chief experience officer at Droga5, says innovation teams who are already used to working with change are crucial to companies right now.


Kimberly Eynon

5 min read

It was a big coup when Droga5 hired Grace Francis from Grey London to be the company's first chief experience officer. It was Droga5 London's first C-suite hire.

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