Accelerate Worldwide to Support Argonon’s Digital Growth

LONDON: Argonon has hired Accelerate Worldwide, a new commercial management consultancy, to assist with the company’s digital growth.

Accelerate, which launched last month, will help Argonon expand its digital efforts by facilitating strategic acquisitions or senior industry hires. Argonon is the first client for Accelerate, which was co-founded by Kate Burns alongside Nimeshh Patel, Pat Nelson, Anthony Webb and Anne Macartney. The former CEO of AOL Europe, Burns has extensive experience working for digital corporations.

James Burstall, the CEO of Argonon, remarked: "Kate is one of the industry’s trail blazers. She’s top of her game and has launched her newco alongside a smart, informed and incisive team. Argonon only wants to work with world-class talent, the best in field, which is why we have chosen Accelerate to help us build our acceleration into digital. Digital and cross platform entertainment offer rich opportunities for innovation and disruptive rule-breaking and we are driving forwards with a sense of excitement… and await lots of vigorous surprises ahead."

Burns said: "Digital is key to the creative lifeblood and future proofing of the TV industry and to the innate innovation that exists within successful entertainment businesses such as Argonon."

She continued: "Argonon is amongst the most forward thinking and respected independent companies in the entertainment world and we are thrilled to be working on such an exciting project. Accelerate’s digital and entertainment experience means that we are perfectly positioned to support Argonon in its growth within this constantly-evolving area; which is bound to reap major rewards for the business over the coming years."