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 United Kingdom based President operating in the Digital Media space. If you think a President 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.
John Sutton
President & Chief Digital Officer of Red Ventures
John Sutton currently serves as Chief Digital Officer and President of Red Ventures; responsible for leading Digital Media including paid search, SEO, Programmatic Display, Social, and other digital practices for Red Ventures and it’s many partners. In addition, John is responsible for new technology development, investments, and acquisitions; including recent innovations in online to offline and cross-device tracking technologies, development of omni-channel messaging solutions, and bespoke technology solutions for partner-driven and principal businesses at Red Ventures across the globe. Prior to joining Red Ventures, John owned and operated his own internet marketing consulting firm where he provided marketing strategy, agency contract negotiation and hands-on management of search marketing initiatives for several large organizations. He also served as Director of Internet Marketing for Career Education Corporation, a large for-profit education company based outside of Chicago, IL. John attended Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.
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About Mansion Life, Red Ventures: A portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that help people make life’s most important decisions.
Deborah Rayner
Vice President and Managing Editor Europe, Middle East and Africa of CNN
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About CNN: CNN is an online broadcasting platform that offers the latest business, financial, and personal finance news.
James Prudhomme
Executive Vice President, International of Index Exchange
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About Index Exchange: Index Exchange is an exchange technology, enabling digital publishers and suppliers to sell ad impressions programmatically and in realtime.
Justin Barrett
Vice President EMEA of Brightcove
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About Brightcove, Brightcove: Brightcove is video that means business, helping customers experience the incredible potential of video.
Chloe MacEwen
Senior Vice President of Argus Media group
Chloe MacEwen is Senior Vice-President, Global Public and Regulatory Affairs, based in London. She joined in 2014 and is responsible for Argus’ engagement with policy makers, legislators and regulators around the world. Chloe qualified as a solicitor at Simmons & Simmons and then worked as a competition lawyer at Herbert Smith before spending ten years working as a regulator at the Competition Commission, Office of Fair Trading and DG Competition, European Commission. Prior to joining Argus Chloe had worked as Head of International Policy at Lloyds Banking Group overseeing the bank’s engagement strategy with policy makers on a broad range of financial services and competition issues. Chloe was educated at Kings College London where she gained a LLB and LLM
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About Argus Media group: Argus Media group is a global energy and commodity price reporting agency.
James Lamar Jacobs
Senior Vice President – Entertainment Technology of Anakando Media Group
Mr. James Lamar Jacobs, “Jake”, joined the company in 2014. He is an accomplished engineering technologist and senior business executive with over 35 years of focused experience in a range of technology based roles across operations management, business process optimization and strategic planning. Jake has held executive management assignments at Honeywell, Teledyne, ITT, Cubic Defense and AVK Kyocera and most recently, as the CEO of consulting company, Lamarjean Group, Inc. He is a US Army veteran having served in a number of command roles with the 101st Airborne Air Assault Division. He received a BS from the United States Military Academy, West Point. And an MBA from the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida and a Phd in Theology from North Western. As Senior Vice President – Entertainment Technology, Jake plays a critical role in supporting the Anakando Media Group’s technology mediated strategic planning.
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About Anakando Media Group: The Anakando Media Group is a rapidly expanding and innovative digital media company with global interests.
Mohamed Dabbour
CEO Millicom Africa & Executive Vice President of Millicom Systems
Mohamed was appointed as Executive Vice President Africa for Millicom on February 1st 2017. In his role he is responsible for ensuring profitable growth and cash flow for Millicom Africa. Mohamed joined Millicom in 2008 and has held a broad variety of roles in the Africa region, including Chief Financial Officer in Chad in 2009 and Chief Financial Officer in Ghana in 2011. Most recently he was appointed Chief Financial Officer for the Africa region in August 2015. Mohamed holds an Executive MBA degree from London Business School.
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About Millicom Systems: Millicom Systems offers a range of digital services to over 50 million customers primarily under the Tigo brand.
Magnus Djaba
Global President of Saatchi & Saatchi (Advertising Co.)
Magnus Djaba is the Global President of Saatchi & Saatchi.
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About Saatchi & Saatchi (Advertising Co.): Saatchi & Saatchi is a global creative communications company headquartered in New York with 130 offices in 70 countries.
Matt Bourn
Senior Vice President of MikeWorldWide Integrated Public Relations
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About MikeWorldWide Integrated Public Relations: One of the top mid-sized public relations firms & one of the 5 largest independent agencies in the US, with European headquarters in London.
Nikki Mendonca
President of OMD
Nikki Mendonca is the EMEA President of OMD Group, the largest and most awarded marketing communications company in the world. She presides over 4,300 employees, across 60+ offices in 56 markets and oversees over $17.1 billion in marketing investment from leading world class companies like McDonald’s, PepsiCo, Estee Lauder and The Walt Disney Company. Under her leadership, OMD has won several Agency of the Year accolades including coming top of the Gunn Report for Media eight years in a row, which measures marketing innovation and most recently being named Media Agency Network of the Year 2013 by Adweek and Most Effective Global Network by the Effies Index 2013. Prior to joining OMD EMEA in 2002, Nikki ran the Strategic Marketing Division at Capital Radio Plc, responsible for the commercial research and marketing of all 19 radio stations owned by the group, helping to drive an annual turnover of $190m. Previous to that she worked at Leo Burnett UK running the $150m+ media divisions of Procter and Gamble, Kellogg’s and Grand Met and at CIA Media Network trading TV airtime for Kraft and Wrigley’s. She is a fierce champion of a mobile first approach to marketing communications and sits on the Advisory Boards of Adweek Europe and Webit Congress.
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About OMD: OMD is a media communications agency committed to delivering sharper insights, smarter ideas and stronger results.
Damien Savage
Regional Vice President US of Kainos WorkSmart
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About Kainos WorkSmart: Kainos WorkSmart is a leading provider of digital services and platforms.
Christopher Baugh
President & Founder of Northern Sky Research
Christopher Baugh serves as the President and Founder of Northern Sky Research (NSR), which he created in 2000 to provide independent, actionable market research and consulting services to the satellite industry. Christopher Baugh directs all NSR multi-client research reports and single-client consulting projects, and manages a global team of analysts that stand at the forefront of satellite industry expertise. Before forming NSR, Christopher Baugh served as Senior Analyst for Pioneer Consulting where he covered all aspects of the satellite market. Prior to Pioneer, Christopher Baugh was an International Trade Specialist and Economist for the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. While at the Department of Commerce, Christopher Baugh was a recipient of the Charles F. Meissner Memorial Award for his work on trade negotiations in the International Trade Administration. Christopher Baugh also has extensive legislative and analytical experience from his work for the Committee on International Relations and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, both in the U.S. House of Representatives. Christopher Baugh holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Westminster College and a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University.
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About Northern Sky Research: NSR is a global leader in providing satellite industry Market Research and Consulting Services to clients around the world.
