Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Director operating in the Marketing space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Scott Boocock
Senior Director – Europe, Middle East, Africa and India of Treasure Data
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About Treasure Data: Treasure Data is an enterprise customer data platform that offers end-to-end, fully-managed cloud service for big data.
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Richard Fearn
Director & Founder of The Friday Club London
Richard started in his career in advertising but has since shifted his attention to start-ups. As an investor/advisor to over 50 early stage companies, including Sofar Sounds, Blaze, Dojo & What3Words, Richard has learnt a lot about what it takes to launch & grow a start-up. He also the co-founder of the ‘Friday Club London,’ a ‘non-profit’ events company aimed at providing start-ups free access to senior marketing expertise. Since launching, over 250 start-ups have benefitted from the programme. And in exchange for their advice, industry mentors have had access to the UK’s brightest founders. In 2013 & 2014 Richard was named in BIMA’s ‘Hot 100’ list and in 2016 and 2017 short-listed for the Europas ‘Investor of the Year’ award.
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About Kindred Capital, Line-Up, Polywork, The Friday Club London: Friday Club London setup to help boost the success rates of London’s start-ups by getting them better access to top marketing professionals.
Steve Lok
Director, Global Customer Data Strategy of Media.Monks
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About Media.Monks: Media.Monks is a global, digital-first marketing and advertising services company.
Maximilian Bleyleben
Managing Director and Chief Privacy Officer of SuperAwesome
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About SuperAwesome: SuperAwesome offers kid-safe tools and technology for the children’s digital media ecosystem.
Martin Boase
Director of Omnicom Group
Martin Boase has always been known as much for his personal elegance and manners as for his taste in ad agencies. At its peak in the late ’80s, Boase Massimi Pollitt set the creative standard in London. Boase aimed to do that in the U.S. as well, stringing together some of the industry’s most distinctive little gems: Ammirati & Puris, Goodby, Berlin & Silverstein and Angotti, Thomas, Hedge. A hostile bid by Paris’ BDDP put an end to Boase’s ambitions, after he sold to white knight Omnicom and became chairman of Omnicom U.K. Since leaving the ad world in 1993, Boase has served as chairman at companies ranging from media concern E-Map and Heal’s—a chain of furniture stores—to rock station Kiss FM. No longer in boardrooms, Boase, 68, indulges in racing, horses and buying paintings and furniture at auction. His posh Chelsea neighborhood in London has become a kind of retirement community for ad tycoons, including next door neighbor Charles Saatchi. Unlike Saatchi, who viewed the U.S. in terms of size, Boase wanted to assemble a group of American companies with a creative cachet. In the end, both lost their empires. “I have no regrets my U.S. ambitions didn’t work out,” Boase
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About Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group provides advertising and marketing communications services for their clients.
Paul Wright
Managing Director (UK / FR / ME / TR) of AppsFlyer
Paul Wright Based in London, Paul leads AppsFlyer’s growth and expansion in the UK market. Paul has worked in the online marketing industry for over 18 years, building and shaping businesses for some of the worlds largest agencies, advertisers and technologies.
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About AppsFlyer: The world’s top brands use AppsFlyer to build great products, create exceptional experiences, and preserve customer privacy.
Gunseli Cakici
Purchases Director – Europe Packaging & Contact Manufacturing of Procter & Gamble Company
Gunseli Cakici is the Purchases Director – Europe Packaging & Contact Manufacturing at Procter & Gamble.
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About Procter & Gamble Company: Procter & Gamble Company offers variety of consumer goods products.
Dave Monk
Executive Creative Director of Publicis Groupe
Dave has worked at several top-notch agencies in the UK, spending 10 years at BBH London and 5 years at Grey London. He’s picked up awards at every major show for a multitude of long form branded content such as The Times Unquiet Film Series and Heineken ‘Worlds Apart’. Dave doesn’t care what shape or length or form an idea takes as long as the idea sticks in people’s minds for a long time.
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About Publicis Groupe, Publicis Poke: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Emily Hare
Global Content Strategy Director of Publicis Groupe
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About Publicis Groupe, The Marketing Academy: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Marc Thomas
Managing Director – UK & Emerging EMEA Markets of Taboola
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About Taboola: Taboola is an AI-powered content discovery platform that connects people with content on the web that suits their interests.
Alexandre Fannius
EMEA Director of Publisher Account Management of Taboola
Alexandre Fannius is EMEA Director of Publisher Account Management at [Taboola](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/taboola), the content discovery platform that connects people with content they may like but never knew existed. Fannius holds a master’s degree in business and management from Audencia Business School.
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About Taboola: Taboola is an AI-powered content discovery platform that connects people with content on the web that suits their interests.
Tatjana Biallas
Director Media Sales DACH of Taboola
Tatjana Biallas is heading up the growth of the German market at Taboola, by helping brands distribute their marketing content and reach new audiences through native advertising campaigns. Over the past 10 years, she has built up her considerable expertise in the German media industry at CNBC International, RTL Group and IP Deutschland.
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About Taboola: Taboola is an AI-powered content discovery platform that connects people with content on the web that suits their interests.
Jacques Lopes
Director, Media Sales – France of Taboola
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About Taboola: Taboola is an AI-powered content discovery platform that connects people with content on the web that suits their interests.
Lindsey Clarke
Managing Director of Nativo
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About Nativo: Nativo is an advertising technology platform for brand advertisers and publishers to scale, automate, and measure native ads.
Nial Ferguson
Regional Director of Sourcepoint
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About Sourcepoint: Sourcepoint is the data privacy software company for the digital marketing ecosystem.
Glenn Lindley
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition of PubMatic
Glenn Lindley is the Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at PubMatic.
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About PubMatic: PubMatic is an automation solutions company for an open digital media industry.
Simone Barratt
Non Executive Director of dotmailer Group
Simone Barratt has over 15 years’ experience of ecommerce and online marketing. She has grown businesses to multi $m from incorporation. She has International expansion experience in Europe and the Asia Pac. She was appointed Global President of e-Dialog Inc an Ebay company in 2011 with Income Statement responsibility for just under $100m business across USA, EMEA and APAC and 450 employees.
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About : dotmailer Group provides digital marketing professionals with SaaS technology solutions and tools, and offers an email marketing platform.
Richard Kellet
Senior Independent Non Executive Director of dotmailer Group
Mr Richard Kellett-Clarke brings to the board over 25 years of management experience in the turn round and strategic repositioning and recovery of creative businesses in CMCG, media, electronics and software industries. He was a founder of AFX NEWS ltd, now part of Thomson Reuters, and Sealed Media, now owned by Oracle. He has held numerous CFO roles in subsidiaries of large PLC’s as well as the role of IT Director at Financial Times Information. He was part of the team as CFO which brought Picwick Group PLC to the main market and Brady Plc to AIM. He is currently the CEO of Idox Plc an AIM listed specialist software, solutions and KM consultancy business.
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About : dotmailer Group provides digital marketing professionals with SaaS technology solutions and tools, and offers an email marketing platform.
Simon Daglish
Group Commercial Director of ITV
After leaving school Simon decided that University was not for him and joined the army. This was followed by work in Venezuela, America and Australia before returning to the UK in 1991 to start work on the ‘new’ Daily Telegraph, which had recently been purchased by Conrad Black. Having managed the launch of the Saturday Magazine in 1995 he decided to set up his own publishing company, and in 1998 sold it to Tony O’Riley’s Independent Magazines. Simon then joined the fledgling Classic FM and within 4 years it had grown into the biggest commercial radio station in the UK and the most profitable. In 2005 Classic FM and its parent company GWR merged with Capital Radio and Simon became the Group Commercial Director. On the sale of GCap Media to Global, Simon left and joined the early social media revolution working for MySpace as Commercial Director. Simon joined ITV plc in January 2011 as Group Commercial Sales Director and was promoted to Deputy Managing Director, Commercial in January this year. In his free time he has rowed across the Irish Sea and walked to the South Pole, unsupported on both trips. He has also led an expedition to the North Pole with 4 wounded soldiers and HRH Prince Harry. Simon completed his second South Pole challenge in December 2013 for Walking With The Wounded, a charity which he founded and he has raised nearly £3 million for various charities.
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About ITV: ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.
Tom Betts
Director of Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions of ITV
Tom Betts is a Director of Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions at ITV plc.
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About ITV: ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.
Steve Forde
Director of Digital Products of ITV
Steve Forde has nearly 20 years of digital marketing and product experience. He has spent the majority of that working for the UK’s leading broadcasters. Steve joined ITV in 2015 having spent a decade at Channel 4 where he headed up the marketing for 4oD and the award winning viewer data strategy. Steve joined ITV to launch of the ITV Hub, which has had a 43% increase in viewing in it’s first year. As the Director of Product and Online Marketing, Steve is responsible for the ITV Hub’s product and viewer strategy. Him and his team of product, engagement and experience professionals are placing the viewer at the heart of the end-to-end viewer experience vision.
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About ITV, ITV, ITV: ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.
Gary Knight
Commercial Content Director of ITV
Gary began his career in commercial TV almost 39 years ago when he joined the airtime Sales Dept of London Weekend Television. He has held many roles in ITV companies across the subsequent years, including the Executive Director of commercial Ventures at Granada & the Brand Partnership Director’s role at the newly merged ITV. In his present position he is responsible for Sponsorship, Digital Partnerships, Branded Content & Product placement activities. He is also the commercial team’s main link into ITV’s production & commissioning teams, giving him a unique insight into this world. Although born within the sound of Bow Bells, he now lives in deepest Kent, closer To Paris than London & only a boat ride across the icy seas to his Viking ancestors base on Norwegian shores. Launching a version of Coronation Street in the Chinese market remains one of his most “ interesting “ achievements to date.
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About ITV: ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.
James Fitzherbert-Brockholes
Director of Kobalt
James Fitzherbert-Brockholes has over 15 years of experience in music publishing. He is the chief financial officer of [Kobalt](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kobalt-music-group), a technology company that offers an alternative to the traditional music business model. Previously, Brockholes has also worked as a consultant at L.E.K. Consulting, focusing on M&A strategy and corporate strategy. He holds a master’s degree from Cambridge University.
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About Kobalt: Kobalt is a music services company that offers alternative to traditional music business models.
Sarah Dawson
Managing Director at Essentially of CSM Sport and Entertainment
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About CSM Sport and Entertainment: CSM Sport and Entertainment provides sports and entertainment marketing services.
James Jones
Senior Director, International Marketing of Xandr
James Jones is the Senior Marketing Manager at AppNexus since January 2015. Prior to AppNexus, James was a Global Marketing Manager at Thomson Reuters from August 2013 to December 2014. Previously, James was a European Marketing Communications Manager of Technology Services from November 2011 August 2013 and European Marketing Communications Manager of Graphic Communications from March 2009 to November 2011 at Xerox. James started as a Marketing Executive from July 2006 to February 2009 at Xerox. Prior to Xerox, James was a Marketing Assistant at IBM UK from 2004 to 2005. James earned his B.A. degree in Business Studies from Liverpool John Moores University.
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About Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Marius Rausch
VP & Managing Director Central Europe of Xandr
Marius Rausch is the Director of Product Marketing at AppNexus, the world’s largest independent advertising technology company. In this position Marius is responsible for product marketing for the publishers segment in EMEA. Marius is a longtime expert and pioneer for Programmatic Marketing. Marius’ last position was as Head of Premium Publisher Platform and RTA for the programmatic business one of the largest AGOF marketer, Interactive Media, responsible, which he has built up since 2010 and is responsible for strategic operational. Previously Marius initiated building projects and the development of CRM systems and their integration in Online Advertising Product Management of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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About Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Henry Church
Director of Mobile and Digital First Services, EMEA of mParticle
Henry Church is the director of mobile and digital first services, EMEA at mParticle.
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About mParticle: MParticle is a customer data platform for multi channel consumer brands.
Bradley Gamage
Senior Director of Publicis Sapient
Bradley is responsible for a number of SapientRazorfish’s professional services business delivering digital services across multiple client organisations, including Barclays, Ashurst, HCA, Fidelity International, Bupa, Schroders Asset Management and Travelers Insurance. Experienced and passionate in helping clients navigate the complexities of digital transformation and deliver meaningful, engaging and relevant experiences for their customers. Bradley currently serves on the Digital & Direct Marketing Steering Committee for the Financial Services Forum, an Independent organisation for marketing effectiveness in UK financial services.
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About Publicis Sapient: Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation platform.
Craig Walmsley
Senior Director – Customer Experience & Innovation Consulting of Publicis Sapient
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About Publicis Sapient: Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation platform.
Ronnie Mitra
Director Of Technology of Publicis Sapient
Ronnie Mitra is an author, consultant and speaker who helps companies around the world improve their organizational designs and system architectures. He combines a focus on UX principles and managing system complexity to tackle the challenges of building effective API programs and establishing practical strategies for transformation. His most recent work is the O’Reilly book Continuous API Management which he co-authored.
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About Publicis Sapient: Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation platform.
James Betteley
Director of Technology of Publicis Sapient
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About Publicis Sapient: Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation platform.
Aman Krishna
Associate Director | Data Strategy & Analytics of Publicis Sapient
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About Publicis Sapient: Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation platform.
Jannic Nielssen
Account Director of Kairos Media
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About Kairos Media: Kairos Media is an full-service social media agency with capabilities across paid, earned and owned media.
Paul de la Nougerede
Senior Director, Publisher Operations of The Ozone Project
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About The Ozone Project: The Ozone Project is a transparent and brand-safe platform offering advertisers direct access to an audience for programmatic advertising.
Richard Fenn
Design Director of The Engine Group
Although being a country boy from the depths of Herefordshire, Richard Fenn knew pursuing the family tradition of farming was not for him. Like most teenagers Richard Fenn loved playing computer games and was fascinated by cool tech. This inspired him to study Interactive Multimedia at University, a course offering various modules, from programming to graphic design. Richard Fenn quickly knew where his passions and strengths lay. Returning from a gap year Richard Fenn got a job as a Flash Designer. A few years down the road, it was obvious flash was dying a death and that’s when Richard Fenn traversed to full design. Many years and three companies later Richard Fenn is now a freelance Art Director and currently working at Google.
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About The Engine Group, The FWA: A creative community that provides clients with best-in-class communications expertise under one roof.
Peter McConnell
Commercial Director of Socital
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About Socital: Socital is a SaaS platform specialized in personalization and lead generation for ecommerce.
Rory Miller-Cheevers
Founder & Managing Director of Hyphen
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About Hyphen: Data Intelligence and Performance Marketing
James Buckley
Director of Business Development of Attest
James Buckley is the Director of Business Development at Attest
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About Attest: Attest is a consumer research platform that delivers consumer data that drive predictable and repeatable growth to businesses.
Dario Simonetti
Technology Director of Attest
Dario Simonetti is the Head of Core Engineering at Attest.
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About Attest: Attest is a consumer research platform that delivers consumer data that drive predictable and repeatable growth to businesses.
Harry Hardisty
Commercial Director of OnSerro
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About OnSerro: OnSerro provides community management software for companies to engage with customers and clients.
Peter Seldon
Director of OnSerro
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About OnSerro: OnSerro provides community management software for companies to engage with customers and clients.
Eve Cross
EMEA Marketing Director of MiQ
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About MiQ: MiQ is an independent marketing intelligence company with the people and technology that help businesses win.
Richard Aldridge
Director, Business Development of Wunderkind (formerly BounceX)
Richard Aldridge is the Director of Business Development EMEA at BounceX.
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About Wunderkind (formerly BounceX): Wunderkind enables the world’s top brands to better recognize their customers online, providing 1-to-1 marketing at scale.
Joshua Pierson
Director of Business Development of Ometria
Joshua Pierson is Business Development Director at Ometria.
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About Ometria: Ometria is a customer data and marketing platform that helps retailers increase CRM revenue by sending personalized marketing messages.
Catherine Mandungu
Director of Sales Operations of Ometria
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About Ometria: Ometria is a customer data and marketing platform that helps retailers increase CRM revenue by sending personalized marketing messages.
Nick Whitehurst
Co-Founder and Director of Watneys
Nick Whitehurst is the co-founder and director Watneys.
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About Figura Analytics Limited, Watneys: Watneys and Home Ales brands and they are hell-bent on returning them to their former glory.
Olivier Stapylton-Smith
Sales & Marketing Director, Co-founder of Moteefe
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About Moteefe: Moteefe is an e-commerce platform that allows anyone to sell customized merchandise through social media.
Christopher Hogg
Global Head of Platform Sales at Lotame
Chris Hogg leads Lotame’s EMEA operations where he is responsible for maintaining and increasing existing business and overseeing new customer acquisition. Chris has more than 17 years of experience in digital ad technology and operations for Independent News and Media, France Telecom – Wanadoo / Orange UK and Unanimis. Chris has held senior management roles for the last 9 years, successfully recruiting, training and leading large teams to deliver commercial results.
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About Lotame: Lotame is the leading provider of data enrichment solutions for global enterprises.
Ahmed Abou Hussein
Regional Director of Echobox
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About Echobox: Echobox is the leading content automation platform
Tim Cobbold
CEO & Executive Director of UBM Plc
Tim is the CEO & Executive Director of UBM, an event services platform.
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About UBM Plc: UBM is a global events-led marketing and communications services business.
Deepak Shukla
Managing Director of Pearl Lemon
Deepak Shukla is currently the founder of SEO agency Pearl Lemon. An entrepreneur with several business interests to include 1 More Rep, Dr Hidden and Word Pigeon. He has a background in Ed-Tech and Music having spent his 20s running Meet My Tutor, Gobsmackers, Studiobookers and Deep Impakt Recordings. In his spare time you’ll find him involved in endurance sports such as ultramarathons and ironmen
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About Pearl Lemon, Pearl Lemon: An SEO and B2B Lead Generation Agency based in London and serving clients worldwide
Michael Wolter
Digital Strategy Associate Director of Edelman Digital
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Tim Weber
Director of Edelman Digital
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Alexander Dale
Client Director of Oystercatchers
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About Oystercatchers: Oystercatchers are accelerating marketing performance; provide a wide range of specialist consulting services.
David Kershaw
Co-Founder ,CEO & Exec Director of M&C Saatchi
David Kershaw is a founding director of M&C Saatchi. He joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 1982 after obtaining an MBA at London Business School. He became managing director in 1990 and was made chairman and chief executive of the UK agency in 1994.
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About M&C Saatchi: M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data and technology.
Andrew Jack
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
Andrew first established himself in the world of media as Regional Director of CIA with clients such as BT, Hotpoint, Allied Maples, Eastern Electricity, Specsavers and Northcliffe Newspapers. In 1998 Andrew established Osborne Jack Media which became the UK’s largest media planning and buying agency specialising in Property. Andrew was later responsible for the formation of Pure media Group Ltd, a property specialist, which also dealt in financial, consumer and motors with an estimated annual billing of £40m. Andrew now runs Four’s multi-million pound Media and Marketing practices offering media planning and buying as well as brand and design work.
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About Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Andrew Jack
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
Andrew first established himself in the world of media as Regional Director of CIA with clients such as BT, Hotpoint, Allied Maples, Eastern Electricity, Specsavers and Northcliffe Newspapers. In 1998 Andrew established Osborne Jack Media which became the UK’s largest media planning and buying agency specialising in Property. Andrew was later responsible for the formation of Pure media Group Ltd, a property specialist, which also dealt in financial, consumer and motors with an estimated annual billing of £40m. Andrew now runs Four’s multi-million pound Media and Marketing practices offering media planning and buying as well as brand and design work.
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About Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Tony Hutt
Practice Director of Public Affairs of Four Communications
Tony joined Four Communications from Weber Shandwick in 2004 where he was an Associate Director. Tony has worked in public affairs since 1984, first at GJW and later at BSMG and then Weber Shandwick where he handled high profile planning issues and property clients in central London especially in the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Tony is an active member of the Conservative Party in Westminster.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Tony Hutt
Practice Director of Public Affairs of Four Communications
Tony joined Four Communications from Weber Shandwick in 2004 where he was an Associate Director. Tony has worked in public affairs since 1984, first at GJW and later at BSMG and then Weber Shandwick where he handled high profile planning issues and property clients in central London especially in the City of Westminster, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. Tony is an active member of the Conservative Party in Westminster.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Antonina Savchenko
Practice Director of Media of Four Communications
Antonina Savchenko joined the Four Marketing & Media practice as an account executive in 2006, having graduated from Oxford University with a BA (Hons) in Modern History and Russian. Antonina previously worked at KPMG Moscow in their Risk Management and Marketing departments. Antonina has a wide range of experience in marketing and media, working with major brands such as Lloyd’s of London and Knight Frank, both in the UK and in other markets such as the Middle East and Russia. In addition to delivering brand building campaigns online, in recent years Antonina has specialised in creating acquisition and sales-focused digital campaigns. Antonina also works closely with her clients in assisting them to understand their digital audiences.
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About Four Communications, Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Antonina Savchenko
Practice Director of Media of Four Communications
Antonina Savchenko joined the Four Marketing & Media practice as an account executive in 2006, having graduated from Oxford University with a BA (Hons) in Modern History and Russian. Antonina previously worked at KPMG Moscow in their Risk Management and Marketing departments. Antonina has a wide range of experience in marketing and media, working with major brands such as Lloyd’s of London and Knight Frank, both in the UK and in other markets such as the Middle East and Russia. In addition to delivering brand building campaigns online, in recent years Antonina has specialised in creating acquisition and sales-focused digital campaigns. Antonina also works closely with her clients in assisting them to understand their digital audiences.
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About Four Communications, Four Communications, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Roland Cross
Director of Four Broadgate of Four Communications
Roland has 25 years’ experience in public relations and founded Broadgate Mainland in 1994. Following an early career working for an American Bank, Roland moved into PR working for Barnfather Associates before founding his own agency. Roland has worked across many high-profile PR campaigns in the financial sector ranging from corporate activity to split capital investment trusts. With extensive knowledge of PR across investment management, hedge funds, pensions, banking and the offshore market. Roland is also experienced in handling corporate and financial activities including IPOs, M&A transactions and crisis management. Public sector activity includes select committee preparation and crisis management. At Four Broadgate he heads the account teams for Baillie Gifford, Equifax, Harrods Bank, Hargreave Hale, Miton, Morningstar, Ruffer, Sackers, St James Place, Thomas Miller Group, UKP&I and Woodford Investment Management. Roland has extensive experience in media and presentation training and crisis management.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Roland Cross
Director of Four Broadgate of Four Communications
Roland has 25 years’ experience in public relations and founded Broadgate Mainland in 1994. Following an early career working for an American Bank, Roland moved into PR working for Barnfather Associates before founding his own agency. Roland has worked across many high-profile PR campaigns in the financial sector ranging from corporate activity to split capital investment trusts. With extensive knowledge of PR across investment management, hedge funds, pensions, banking and the offshore market. Roland is also experienced in handling corporate and financial activities including IPOs, M&A transactions and crisis management. Public sector activity includes select committee preparation and crisis management. At Four Broadgate he heads the account teams for Baillie Gifford, Equifax, Harrods Bank, Hargreave Hale, Miton, Morningstar, Ruffer, Sackers, St James Place, Thomas Miller Group, UKP&I and Woodford Investment Management. Roland has extensive experience in media and presentation training and crisis management.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Rowena Sikand-Parada
Practice Director of Media of Four Communications
Rowena’s expertise lies in the world of UK and international residential property,specialising in this sector for the past 12 years. In the past 5 years, Rowena has centralised two of the UK’s leading estate agency accounts, Chesterton Humberts and KFH, achieving considerable cost savings and time efficiencies. Currently Rowena manages the estate agency and UK residential arm of Four’s business, overseeing the running of the accounts, planning buying both UK and International campaigns. In addition Rowena has in-depth knowledge of regional press sector, the grey property market, and more recently a focus on the travel and education sectors. Rowena was a founding member of the media practice.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Rowena Sikand-Parada
Practice Director of Media of Four Communications
Rowena’s expertise lies in the world of UK and international residential property,specialising in this sector for the past 12 years. In the past 5 years, Rowena has centralised two of the UK’s leading estate agency accounts, Chesterton Humberts and KFH, achieving considerable cost savings and time efficiencies. Currently Rowena manages the estate agency and UK residential arm of Four’s business, overseeing the running of the accounts, planning buying both UK and International campaigns. In addition Rowena has in-depth knowledge of regional press sector, the grey property market, and more recently a focus on the travel and education sectors. Rowena was a founding member of the media practice.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Marion Hardman
Managing Director of Property PR of Four Communications
A former Evening Standard news journalist, Marion launched and ran, as joint managing partner, a PR and award-winning publications consultancy with a range of blue-chip clients for 15 years before joining Four in 2003. The property PR practice handles a diverse range of clients from major developers to niche clients such as interior designers and overseas property clients, including United House, Jackson-Stops & Staff and award-winning Hand Picked Hotels.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Marion Hardman
Managing Director of Property PR of Four Communications
A former Evening Standard news journalist, Marion launched and ran, as joint managing partner, a PR and award-winning publications consultancy with a range of blue-chip clients for 15 years before joining Four in 2003. The property PR practice handles a diverse range of clients from major developers to niche clients such as interior designers and overseas property clients, including United House, Jackson-Stops & Staff and award-winning Hand Picked Hotels.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Truda Spruyt
Managing Director of Four Communications
Truda Spruyt is a director in the culture practice, Four Colman Getty. Clients include the Man Booker International Prize, London Art Fair and the Library of Birmingham which opened in September 2013. Previous campaigns include David Mach’s Precious Light exhibition at Edinburgh City Art Centre and the consumer campaign for the BBC’s Your Paintings website. Truda has extensive experience of managing complex multi-stakeholder projects and of directing strategic campaigns. Truda is one of the team behind Four Colman Getty’s presenting and networking night, Off the Page, which encourages dialogue, innovation and partnership building between publishers, arts organisations, creative agencies and tech start-ups.
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Truda Spruyt
Managing Director of Four Communications
Truda Spruyt is a director in the culture practice, Four Colman Getty. Clients include the Man Booker International Prize, London Art Fair and the Library of Birmingham which opened in September 2013. Previous campaigns include David Mach’s Precious Light exhibition at Edinburgh City Art Centre and the consumer campaign for the BBC’s Your Paintings website. Truda has extensive experience of managing complex multi-stakeholder projects and of directing strategic campaigns. Truda is one of the team behind Four Colman Getty’s presenting and networking night, Off the Page, which encourages dialogue, innovation and partnership building between publishers, arts organisations, creative agencies and tech start-ups.
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Ralph Scott
Practice Director of Public Affairs of Four Communications
Ralph Scott is an experienced public affairs consultant with 10 years working in politics and communications. Ralph has developed and delivered campaigns for blue chip clients, public bodies and charities. His particular strengths are campaign strategy, reputation management and stakeholder relations. Ralph is an effective political strategist and a skilled communicator of complex ideas and concepts. Ralph has advised at the most senior level for a range of clients including the UK Cards Association, The Crown Estate, Santander Cards and the Energy Retail Association. In particular, he has advised clients in highly regulated sectors, such as financial services. From working as a Lib Dem MP’s political adviser in Westminster to a cabinet role at the London Borough of Camden Ralph has been active in politics for much of the last decade. His networks and relationships, particularly with Liberal Democrats, are excellent both at local and national levels. Ralph has particular relationships with Liberal Democrat special advisers in HM Treasury and BIS, in party policy committees and, Lib Dem HQ.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Ralph Scott
Practice Director of Public Affairs of Four Communications
Ralph Scott is an experienced public affairs consultant with 10 years working in politics and communications. Ralph has developed and delivered campaigns for blue chip clients, public bodies and charities. His particular strengths are campaign strategy, reputation management and stakeholder relations. Ralph is an effective political strategist and a skilled communicator of complex ideas and concepts. Ralph has advised at the most senior level for a range of clients including the UK Cards Association, The Crown Estate, Santander Cards and the Energy Retail Association. In particular, he has advised clients in highly regulated sectors, such as financial services. From working as a Lib Dem MP’s political adviser in Westminster to a cabinet role at the London Borough of Camden Ralph has been active in politics for much of the last decade. His networks and relationships, particularly with Liberal Democrats, are excellent both at local and national levels. Ralph has particular relationships with Liberal Democrat special advisers in HM Treasury and BIS, in party policy committees and, Lib Dem HQ.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Catherine Eastham
Director of Four Communications
Catherine Eastham joined Four in March 2011 and has ten years experience in sport and CSR, managing strategy, partnership marketing and PR projects for clients. Her experience has been gained from working with rights holders (British Olympic Association and London 2012) as well as client and agency side, where Catherine specialised in Olympic and Paralympic sports related marketing Catherine read Management and Marketing at Lancaster University and has an MBA with distinction from Kingston University. Catherine also has a CIM diploma. She is a keen cyclist, runner and former amateur triathlete.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Catherine Eastham
Director of Four Communications
Catherine Eastham joined Four in March 2011 and has ten years experience in sport and CSR, managing strategy, partnership marketing and PR projects for clients. Her experience has been gained from working with rights holders (British Olympic Association and London 2012) as well as client and agency side, where Catherine specialised in Olympic and Paralympic sports related marketing Catherine read Management and Marketing at Lancaster University and has an MBA with distinction from Kingston University. Catherine also has a CIM diploma. She is a keen cyclist, runner and former amateur triathlete.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
William Holt
Practice Director for Scotland of Four Communications
With 25 years public relations experience, Will moved to Scotland in 2001 to open the Edinburgh office for Consolidated PR. His eclectic challenger brand, consumer and corporate expertise includes launching the Virgin brand into three new sectors, handling the off-shore move for bookmakers Victor Chandler International, managing HSBC’s expansion in Scotland, and promoting Maxxium’s premium spirit portfolio. Will helped secure the agency’s position on the inaugural Scottish Government PR roster and his understanding of sensitive behavioural change issues has been deployed across dozens of high-profile, public information campaigns over the last decade.
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William Holt
Practice Director for Scotland of Four Communications
With 25 years public relations experience, Will moved to Scotland in 2001 to open the Edinburgh office for Consolidated PR. His eclectic challenger brand, consumer and corporate expertise includes launching the Virgin brand into three new sectors, handling the off-shore move for bookmakers Victor Chandler International, managing HSBC’s expansion in Scotland, and promoting Maxxium’s premium spirit portfolio. Will helped secure the agency’s position on the inaugural Scottish Government PR roster and his understanding of sensitive behavioural change issues has been deployed across dozens of high-profile, public information campaigns over the last decade.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Mustafa Al-Sheikhly
Practice Director for Gulf of Four Communications
Mustafa Al-Sheikhly joined Four Communications in August 2006, and since has become one of the most integrated communications professionals in the GCC region. Mustafa He supports various areas of our business– from communications and event planning to marketing and design; as well as copywriting in Arabic and English. Mustafa manages high profile clients across the region including Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, NATS, IATA, ADCED, Global Aerospace Summit and others. Prior to joining Four he had three years’ experience in communications, media and government relations. Working as a Political Assistant in the British Embassy in Baghdad, he managed communication frameworks with core stakeholders including governmental departments. Mustafa was also part of the UN investigation team at the IIC into the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Mustafa Al-Sheikhly
Practice Director for Gulf of Four Communications
Mustafa Al-Sheikhly joined Four Communications in August 2006, and since has become one of the most integrated communications professionals in the GCC region. Mustafa He supports various areas of our business– from communications and event planning to marketing and design; as well as copywriting in Arabic and English. Mustafa manages high profile clients across the region including Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, NATS, IATA, ADCED, Global Aerospace Summit and others. Prior to joining Four he had three years’ experience in communications, media and government relations. Working as a Political Assistant in the British Embassy in Baghdad, he managed communication frameworks with core stakeholders including governmental departments. Mustafa was also part of the UN investigation team at the IIC into the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme.
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Einir Williams
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
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Einir Williams
Group Managing Director of Four Communications
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Mark Knight
Director of Four Broadgate of Four Communications
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Mark Knight
Director of Four Broadgate of Four Communications
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John Scully
Group Creative Director of Four Communications
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About Diamond Conspiracy, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
John Scully
Group Creative Director of Four Communications
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About Diamond Conspiracy, Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
Lalla Dutt
Director of Four Communications
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Lalla Dutt
Director of Four Communications
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About Four Communications: Four is a leading independent, integrated communications agency with offices in London and the Gulf.
David Howlett
Marketing Director of ICP
Now working at ICP as Marketing Director. David is an experienced Board level Marketing and Business Development Director having worked in many industry sectors, recently in a business to business environment within professional services companies, but with high levels of understanding of the business to consumer context and within a wide range of market sectors. Specific functions that David has managed include marketing, communications, business development, market research, insight, branding, strategy development and general management within SMEs and large corporates. He has also had experience of setting up new ventures within existing businesses, and of managing a production facility. this has involved managing many teams, large and small, made up of experienced directors and of junior to mid level executives. David has a very strong understanding of finance, in terms of budget management and the setting of key performance indicators in addition to monthly and annual financial performance measurement. Sector experience includes Fast Moving Consumer Goods, food & drink, personal care, household care; paint; packaging; recycling. David has travelled extensively and held international responsibilities in many of roles, including Europe, USA, China, Saudi Arabia. Recently, David has been invited to deliver guest lectures to undergraduates and postgraduates at Oxford Brookes University Business School covering marketing, market research, thought leadership and content marketing themes.
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About ICP: ICP provides digital asset management consulting, advertising production and video services to global clients and brands
Frank Bertele
Managing Director of Der Merklinger
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About Der Merklinger: Der Merklinger is an online shop that offers different kinds of baking and grilling materials.
Fura Johannesdottir
Group Executive Creative Director of R/GA
Fura joined R/GA 10 years ago after finishing her MFA degree from Parsons School of Design – Design & Technology. She was based in NYC her first 9 years with R/GA overseeing and managing creative for Nike and Samsung US Mobile. She started her career in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2000 as a digital producer and interaction designer, but moved quickly into a management role for the office. Fura oversees and leads the creative within R/GA Stockholm. She sets the creative and strategic vision for the team and manages a team of experience designers, visual designers, art directors and copywriters. She has worked on a variety of projects throughout her career, spanning everything from digital campaigns, to complicated web/mobile design, services, retail experiences and e-commerce. Her work has won a number of awards and recognition, placing her has one of the most lusted after creatives by rival agencies in 2012.
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About R/GA: R/GA offers advertising and marketing services.
Sean Guy
Commercial Director of Kaizen
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About Kaizen: Kaizen is a content marketing agency in London, based in Moorgate.
Vernon Dias
Founder and Managing Director of Made by Fire
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About Made by Fire: We create digital products for our ambitious clients with a team of over 100 specialists.
Emilio Vacca
Director Mobile Channel of Telegraph Media Group
Emilio, has seen the world of technology changing multiple times over the years. As an expert in the mobile applications arena, he is constantly asking himself “what’s next”. A technology enthusiast, he has spent his 25 year career between design, technology and leadership roles and is an avid early adopter of new technologies. His unique blend of design and technology, developed working many years as a visual and interactive designer, as a software developer and architect for enterprise software and, later on, as a engineer and then manager for mobile applications, provided him unique advantages and vision; allowing him to move quickly between different technologies and sectors, from telecommunications to healthcare, from fashion to media. In the last 5 years Emilio has founded multiple startups in various industries (insurance, real estate, mobile services, social search services) and, as a startups mentor, he is now helping other companies grow.
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About Telegraph Media Group: Telegraph Media Group is a multi-media news publisher behind The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph newspapers.
Alex Douglas-Mann
Senior SEO Director of iCrossing
Alex Douglas-Mann senior SEO director at iCrossing UK.
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About iCrossing: iCrossing is a digital marketing company providing planning and development services for brands and agencies.
Lee Buchanan
Co-founder & Operations Director of Miappi
Lee Buchanan joined Miappi as Co-founder and Operations Director in 2012.
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About Appismo, Miappi: Miappi helps brands to discover authentic consumer stories, manage the digital rights and to distribute to marketing channels and ecommerce.
Stefania Barbaglio
Director & Founder of Cassiopeia Services
Stefania Barbaglio is the Founder and Director of Cassiopeia Services. She is a London-based entrepreneur, business strategist, and well-recognized PR and Investor Relations expert.
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About Cassiopeia Services: Cassiopeia Services is a public and investor relation consultancy firm.
Colin Pye
Creative Director of Realeyes
Colin’s role is twofold: to develop the user experience of the Realeyes platform and to shape the Realeyes brand. With strategic rigour and creative excellence, he brings nearly two decades of creative agency experience, across brand, digital, advertising and film. He’s worked with many FTSE100 brands, help create new digital service propositions and created many innovative and strategic concepts to help inform senior management decisions. Colin was honored with the freedom of the City of London for industry recognition, has judged for D&AD, awarded with distinction for a mini MBA and having been part of a start-up E-commerce agency, means he’s not shy at being hands on.
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About Realeyes: Measuring Human Response At The Speed & Scale Of AI
Julian Miall
Managing Director of Gravity4
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About Gravity4: Gravity4 is the world’s first high-frequency machine-learning marketing OS, built to enhance the advertising and SaaS industries.
Anthi Pashi
Director Of Business Development of VMLY&R
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About VMLY&R: VMLY&R is a global marketing agency focused on communication-based advertising messages.
Charlie Faulkner
Director of Business Development of Manage
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About EdgeMode, Manage: Manage has been focused on making mobile easy, efficient and effective for advertisers to get the most out of their mobile efforts.
Paolo Pironi
Managing Director of MightyHive
Paolo oversees EMEA business development at Adbrain. He previously worked as the Director of Business Development at Videoplaza (now an Ooyala company), where he helped build and commercialise their programmatic publisher platform. He previously spent 5 years in media and ad tech sales at Google and Doubleclick.
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About MightyHive: MightyHive is a programmatic solutions provider that simplifies complicated programmatic media buying for advertising organizations.
Dave Birch
Director and Innovator of Zappi
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About Zappi: Zappi helps global brands make faster and better decisions to drive business growth.
John Kilfeather
Director of Operations & Technology of Ocean Outdoor
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About Ocean Outdoor, Ocean Outdoor: Ocean is a media advertising company specialized in designing iconic landmark large-format digital banners in super-premium locations.
