RKCR/Y&R elevates Priya Patel to managing director

RKCR/Y&R has appointed managing partner Priya Patel to the role of managing director, replacing Vicky Jacobs.
She will keep her previous responsibilities managing a roster of client business but also assumes oversight of the agency’s operations. Patel reporter to Jon Sharpe, who took over as chief executive last December.
Patel takes the reins from Jacobs, who is taking time out of the agency for health reasons after taking on the role in 2014. Patel’s appointment caps a 10-year