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 Advertising 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.
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.
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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.
Zsolt Pocsaji
Senior Director, Personalisation of Optimizely
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About Optimizely: Optimizely is a platform that provides digital experience solutions.
Stevie Buckley
Director of Talent of Permutive
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About Permutive: Permutive is an audience platform for advertisers and publishers to plan, build, and activate cohorts while keeping everyone’s data safe.
Antonia Bonello
Associate Creative Director of BuzzFeed
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About BuzzFeed: BuzzFeed is a cross-platform digital media company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience.
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.
Peter Collins
Director Production Security of WarnerMedia
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About WarnerMedia: WarnerMedia is a media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content to global audiences.
Patrick Falconer
Executive Director of The New York Times
Patrick Falconer is Managing Director of The New York Times global office in London and is responsible for advertising sales across all NYTG platforms in Northern Europe and the Middle East and Africa. He first joined the International Herald Tribune (now the International New York Times) in 1988 and then again in 1999 after a 3 year spell at Time Inc. where he managed advertising sales for Fortune magazine in the UK and the Netherlands. In his time at the IHT/NYT he worked on the successful launch the first ever monthly IHT magazine – International Fund Investment and was instrumental in launching the highly successful IHT Luxury Conference series in 2001 now in its twelfth year. Patrick was a founding member of the World Media Group in 1998 and served as President of the group in 2009 – 2010. He has also been a board member of British American Business since 2008. He is a History graduate, is married, has four children and lives in Winchester in the UK.
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About The New York Times: The New York Times creates, collects, and distributes news, information, and entertainment through a daily newspaper and a website.
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.
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.
Will Stewart
Creative Director of Bidstack
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About Bidstack: Bidstack empowers brands to place advertising into spaces that sit naturally within video games.
David Boscawen
Managing Director of VCCP Group
David started out in advertising at Young and Rubicam, working on accounts such as Heinz Baked Beans, British Gas, Smirnoff, Royal Navy & Royal Marines Recruitment and Legal and General. After seven years he went to McCann-Erickson where he became a Managing Partner of the London office for nine years and won and ran clients such as Esso, Bacardi, Coca-Cola and the Irish Tourist Board, as well as working on Nestle, CGU and Bacardi. He then joined Lowe worldwide for five years, where he was the Global Business Director on Nokia and Electrolux before joining VCCP, where he is the Group Managing Director. He is married and has three teenage children. David went to the University of Durham where he studied Greek & Roman Civilisation, Russian Studies and Anthropology.
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About VCCP Group: VCCP Group provides directory for top marketers, agencies, media companies.
Mark Orbine
Group Creative Director of VCCP Group
Mark started off at Ogilvy where he spent his first few years in advertising working on clients such as Ford, Lucozade and Guinness. He became a Campaign face to watch in 1995. He then bumped into Rooney Carruthers in the pub and has been with VCCP ever since. He helped launch O2 and worked on brands like Coca Cola, Dyson, Muller and More Than. With VCCP, Mark has produced award-winning work including the COI’s anti-binge campaign, Macmillan Cancer Care and the mullet-wearing Jean-Claude Van Damme campaign for Coors Light. His most recent pitch wins include Which?, Macmilllan and the AA.
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About VCCP Group: VCCP Group provides directory for top marketers, agencies, media companies.
Darren Bailes
Executive Creative Director of VCCP Group
Darren has worked for many initials. He started his career at WCRS creating award-winning work for Speedo and funny work for Butterkist. He then moved to DDB London. But not for long. Next was a seven year stint at Mother. Pimm’s, ITV Digital, PG Tips, Yellow Pages were all hits. Xelibri followed, a massive mobile phone launch across Europe for Siemens. DVD pirate copies of the TV spot were available on street corners of Japan. In 2008 Darren moved to VCCP with the desire to create more famous advertising that the nation would love. VCCP’s comparethemarket.com launched in 2009 and still wins awards and goes from strength to strength. O2 Be more dog is the hit of the year. Coors Light sells out thanks to Jean Claude Van Damme. Morgan Freeman will be forever More Than Freeman.
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About VCCP Group: VCCP Group provides directory for top marketers, agencies, media companies.
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.
Paula Bacariza
Director, Business Development, Northern Europe of AppNexus
Paula Bacariza is a director of business development for Northern Europe at AppNexus.
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About AppNexus: AppNexus operates a cloud-based software platform that enables and optimizes programmatic online advertising.
Rory Miller-Cheevers
Founder & Managing Director of Hyphen
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About Hyphen: Data Intelligence and Performance Marketing
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.
Lauren Bigland
Global Marketing & Communications Director of LoopMe
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About LoopMe: LoopMe is focused on brand advertising, using AI, attribution, and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes.
Holly Sutton
Enterprise Sales Director of LoopMe
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About LoopMe: LoopMe is focused on brand advertising, using AI, attribution, and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes.
David Wayne
Senior Director of Talent and HR of LoopMe
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About LoopMe: LoopMe is focused on brand advertising, using AI, attribution, and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes.
Simon Stone
Commercial Director of LoopMe
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About LoopMe: LoopMe is focused on brand advertising, using AI, attribution, and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes.
Simon Stone
Commercial Director of LoopMe
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About LoopMe: LoopMe is focused on brand advertising, using AI, attribution, and analytics to deliver measurable outcomes.
Mike Teasdale
Founder and Planning Director of Harvest Digital
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About Harvest Digital: Harvest Digital create involving experiences for consumers and deliver great results for their clients.
Lord Rothermere
Chairman of the Board of Directors of DMG Media
Lord Rothermere has been Chairman of DMGT and a Non-Executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC since 1998. Lord Rothermere worked at the International Herald Tribune in Paris and the Mirror Group before moving to Northcliffe Newspapers Group in 1995. In 1997 Lord Rothermere became Managing Director of the Evening Standard.
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About : DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
Grant Altson
Director of Technology & Operations of DMG Media
Grant Altson is Director of Technology & Operations at DMG media.
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About Daily Mail, DMG Media: DMG media is a consumer media company engaged in print and online newspaper publishing.
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.
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.
Xavier Llerena
Senior Director DSP Partnerships of FreeWheel
Xavier Llerena is Sr Director DSP Partnerships at [FreeWheel](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/freewheel#/entity), a provider of comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Powered by premium video content, robust data, and advanced technology, the company is revolutionizing the way publishers and marketers transact across all screens, data types, and sales channels. Xavier holds a master’s degree a from Imperial College London as well as a master’s degree from Universität Mozarteum Salzburg.
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About FreeWheel: FreeWheel provides enterprise level solutions to enable the premium video industry to thrive in an increasingly complex ecosystem.
Peter Bazalgette
Non-Executive Director of Base79
Peter Bazalgette is Non-Executive Director at Base79. Peter Bazalgette is the great-great-grandson of Victorian civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette. A third cousin is Edward Bazalgette who directed and produced the 2003 documentary The Sewer King which charted Sir Joseph Bazalgette’s design and engineering of the London sewers. Peter Bazalgette presented a later television show for Five, called The Great Stink, and chaired the Crossness Engines Trust raising £4.5 million to restore the magnificent Victorian pumping station built by his ancestor. An old joke is that where Joseph Bazalgette was responsible for removing ordure from London’s homes, his grandson has reversed the process. For the first 12 years of his life Peter Bazalgette’s parents did not have a television. He attended Dulwich College, and gained a third class degree in Law from Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University while also becoming the president of the Cambridge Union Society. He is married to intellectual property rights lawyer Hilary Newiss, with whom he has two children. The family lives in Notting Hill.
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About Base79: Base79 is an online media company creating global audiences for video content and manages hundreds of YouTube channels.
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.
Hugh Hudleston
Commercial Director & Co-Founder of FIXR
Hugh is a founding Director of FIXR. He most recently spent a year doing his MBA at Cambridge University before joining FIXR full time in June 2014. Hugh started his financial career at Matrix Corporate Capital in equity sales. Following Matrix, Hugh became a partner of a corporate advisory boutique, Hawkwood Capital, raising money for private companies. He is also Director of a fast growing visual recognition company, WeSee. Past exploits included launching 2 magazines. He is a keen sailor.
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About FIXR: FIXR is a leading ticketing and event management platform built for fans and organisers.
Paul Smith
New Business Director Partnerships of JustPremium
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About JustPremium: The World’s most innovative Rich Media Marketplace – We bring creativity to digital advertising
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.
Gideon Reeves
Investor & Director of Strategy of PromoMii
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About : A.I. powered video content creation SaaS platform used by the likes of Disney, NENT, VRT and more
Stacey Edwards
COO, CFO & Director of Ad-Lib.io
Stacey Edwards is the COO, CFO and Director at Ad-Lib.io.
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About Ad-Lib.io: Powering Creative Effectiveness
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.
Mehrad Noori
Director, Global Programming of Comcast NBCUniversal
Mehrad Noori is Director, Global Programming, NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUIN), based at the company’s international headquarters in London. In this position, Noori acquires and produces scripted content for NBCUIN’s portfolio of channels (including Universal TV, SYFY and 13th Street). He is also responsible for creating original immersive content for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Noori most recently served as creator and executive producer on NBCUIN’s groundbre
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About Comcast NBCUniversal: A media and entertainment company.
Gregory Barker
Board Director of GlassView
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About GlassView: GlassView’s mission is to ensure clients’ videos appear on top-tier sites reaching the most engaged influential audiences.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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John Scully
Group Creative Director of Four Communications
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Lalla Dutt
Director of Four Communications
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Lalla Dutt
Director of Four Communications
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Michael Roberts
Communications Strategy Director of 72andSunny
Michael is Communication Strategy Director at 72andSunny in Amsterdam. He blends his strategy and media expertise with passion and enthusiasm for data, technology and internet culture. He has led communications strategy for Google software and hardware, and eBay. Most recently has been crafting digital transformation strategy for IKEA and helping fintech company Klarna develop a comms strategy focussed on fame and conversation.
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About 72andSunny: 72andSunny drives transactions by making brands matter in culture. They have offices in Los Angeles and Amsterdam.
Mark Jenkins
Experience Design Director of 72andSunny
Mark is Experience Design Director at 72andSunny in Amsterdam. He believes in planning strategically to design across the full lifecycle of the UX process. Designing with informed decisions, Mark understands that a fantastic experience is one where the combination of how things look, read and work end up providing true value for people, where the best design is with intent.
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About 72andSunny: 72andSunny drives transactions by making brands matter in culture. They have offices in Los Angeles and Amsterdam.
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
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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Sean Guy
Commercial Director of Kaizen
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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.
Duncan Blackett
Director of Sales, EMEA of Digital Turbine
Duncan Blackett has 20 years experience in media and the application industry. Duncan is an expert in driving user acquisition for clients spanning sectors such as gaming, retail and utility across EMEA. He led revenue generation across all platforms for News UK with accounts such as Vodafone and Ford. Following a successful career at global publishing groups, he realized his entrepreneurial ambition in 2014 when he co-founded and ran a London based ride hailing app, iRide London. Using his firsthand experience as an app entrepreneur combined with a passion for cultivating mobile-first strategies, Duncan advises advertiser clients across industries to advance their mobile strategies and grow users at scale.
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About Digital Turbine: Digital Turbine is the leading independent mobile growth platform and levels up the landscape for advertisers, publishers, carriers and OEMS.
By integrating a full ad stack with proprietary technology built into devices by wireless operators and OEMs, Digital Turbine supercharges advertising and monetization. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with global offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Berlin, Singapore, Tel Aviv and other cities serving top agency, app developer and advertising markets.
Daniel Siden
Co-Founder and Director of Lightvert Ltd.
Daniel is a Business Director, Designer and Engineering with 18-years of professional experience, 12 of those spent as an design and technology entrepreneur in London. He builds teams, digital and physical technology products, services and businesses. As a founding director of design and engineering company Haberdashery, he lead the growth of the company from 0 to 20+ employees with a turnover of £1.6M on £2M of sales. Clients includes Nissan and CREE LEDs, Changi Airport Group and British Land, and world leading luxury interior and architecture firms. From Haberdashery Daniel spun out Lightvert Ltd., an out of home media technology company utilising proprietary patented technologies to merge the power of the spectacle of out of home media with the engagement of mobile. At Lightvert Daniel successfully raising seed funding and building an outstanding operational team and supply chain partnerships, and launched Lightvert’s core products within 6 months of closing the funding round. Originally from San Francisco, with and engineering degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Daniel moved to the UK in 2002 for his Masters in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art.
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Mike Wellings
Commercial Development Director of Lightvert Ltd.
Mr. Mike Wellings is a Co-Founder of Lightvert Ltd. and has been its Commercial Director since January 2015. Mr. Wellings is a Co-Founder of Twelve Management Limited and has been its Commercial Director Since June 2014. He is responsible for guiding Lightvert through fund raising, structuring, market share and revenue growth.
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Anthony Baker
AdTech Advisor and Technology Director at R/GA of Lightvert Ltd.
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Anthony Baker
AdTech Advisor and Technology Director at R/GA of Lightvert Ltd.
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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.
Stephen Edwards
Group Marketing Director & Chief Marketing Officer of Robert Walters
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About Robert Walters: Robert Walters is a global, specialist professional recruitment consultancy.
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.
