Hough announced he was quitting the advertising business earlier this month, after being approached for a new job. He joins Lambie-Nairn, the agency that created the branding for BBC Three, on September 1.
He has spent 23 years in advertising, starting his career with J Walter Thompson in 1980. Before joining Leagas Delaney five years ago, Hough was managing director of Lowe's Amsterdam office and he has also worked at BMP DDB and Leo Burnett.
According to Hough: "After more than 20 years working in advertising, I had been thinking for some time that I would like to work somewhere other than another advertising agency. Lambie-Nairn has for many years been comfortably the best in the field of broadcast identity and I believe it has enormous potential in its heartland business."
Lambie-Nairn is part of the WPP Group and works on branding for companies including O2, the mobile phone giant that rebranded from BT Cellnet in 2001, Norwich Union and Discovery.
Before joining the advertising world, Hough was working on his doctorate in animal behaviour at Oxford. He published his first book in 1998, "The Sleep Solution", designed to help people improve their sleeping habits.
Martin Lambie-Nairn, chief creative director and founder of the agency, said: "We are really pleased that Nick has agreed to come on board. He brings with him years of experience from both advertising and marketing, which will help us create new opportunities and ensure the continued success of our business.
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