Bite Communications has appointed Mike Harvey, The Times' former features editor and technology correspondent to its board of directors in London.

Harvey spent 12 years at The Times in London and Silicon Valley before taking up the post of director of communications for northern Europe at Google.

His role will span several areas including client consultancy across strategic communications and storytelling, and he will assume board leadership of the growing content team.

Harvey's brief will be to support international, enterprise and entrepreneurially-led clients, including Telefónica Digital, Sony, Zuora and Lithium, delivering corporate positioning, creative campaigns and marketing communications content. He will work alongside the agency’s heads of digital, creative and client services to ensure an integrated approach.

Mike Harvey said: "I am very excited to be joining such an innovative and ambitious team. Bite has an enviable reputation in the communications industry – I was always impressed by them when I was a journalist. Bite’s management has game-changing plans to take the company to the next level and I can't wait to play my part."