He is the sixth new member of the DRP creative team to be added this year following a number of new business wins.
Roberts’ past credentials include periods working with Jack Morton Worldwide New York and Caribiner International in New York and Detroit, and he has worked on brands Ford and Diageo. He will report to group creative director Richard Hingley.
Roberts said: "I am delighted to be joining DRP Group at this exciting point in its growth and to be part of an extremely talented and dedicated team, who consistently deliver engaging, memorable, on-message and on-brand communications."
DRP Group has also announced two further changes. Nick Ruffles has taken over as head of project management from Gemma Downing.
With the development of a dedicated account management team under the direction of Paul Nicholls, a new role has been created for Downing who has been promoted to account director on the Lloyds Banking Group account.
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