Nice to meet you
Do you work with an agency, or do you work with people? We firmly believe in the latter. It’s how we’ve developed so many long-term client relationships, and have a staff tenure that’s double the industry average.
Nice to meet you
Do you work with an agency, or do you work with people? We firmly believe in the latter. It’s how we’ve developed so many long-term client relationships, and have a staff tenure that’s double the industry average.
Kerry Simpson
Group CEO (Founder)
Client experience includes Budweiser, Michelob, Cadbury, Lucozade, Mars, Nationwide, DHL, Lancome, SeaWorld, Levi's, Polaroid, Teacher's and Martell.
uk.linkedin.com/in/kerrysimpson
Kerry Simpson
Group CEO (Founder)
Rebecca Brennan
Managing Director
20 years’ agency experience working with brands including: Shell, AMEX, Unilever and Standard Life. Helping define, create and amplify brands for commercial success.
linkedin.com/in/rebecca-brennan-a1757a15/
Rebecca Brennan
Managing Director
Chris Walmsley
Group Head of Planning (Founder)
Client experience includes Chivas Brothers, Betfair, WH Smith, Levi's, Toshiba, Cadbury, Conqueror, Chivas Regal, De Montfort University, UEL, G.H.Mumm and ZEO.
uk.linkedin.com/in/cwalmsley
Chris Walmsley
Group Head of Planning (Founder)
Nick Ward
Joint Head of Planning
Leading the strategic thinking across all Cubo accounts, helping brand everything from European cruises to global journalism foundations. A frequent commentator on marketing science and the brains behind Cubo’s proprietary planning tool, Headspace, which helps to make our clients’ brands stickier – in people’s minds, in the media and in culture at large.
uk.linkedin.com/in/nickward1984/
Nick Ward
Joint Head of Planning
Zoe Stebbing
Joint Head of Planning
Over 25 years experience as a strategist, marketer, motivator, nurturer, creative thinker and integrated specialist. With extensive knowledge working above, below and through the line on brands such as L’Oreal, Mastercard, Royal Mail, Nestle Purina EU, NSPCC, Microsoft, Disney and Samsung.
Zoe Stebbing
Joint Head of Planning
Abbie Wood
Client Services Director
Client experience includes Pernod Ricard Global (Aberlour, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Havana Club), De Montfort University, Melia Hotels, Douwe Egberts, SeaWorld Parks and University of East London.
uk.linkedin.com/in/abbiewoodlinkedin
Abbie Wood
Client Services Director
Holly Yates
New Business Manager
Client experience includes Honda, H&M, G-star, Pepsi, Hermes, Google, Hunter, Adidas, GQ, Citroen, Twinnings.
linkedin.com/in/holly-yates-43254b5a/
Holly Yates
New Business Manager
Ashley Benaroya
Group Account Director
Client experience includes Pernod Ricard, Chivas Regal, Aberlour, Douwe Egberts, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, University of East London and The Bordeaux Wine Council.
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/ashleybenaroya
Ashley Benaroya
Group Account Director
Mike Sansom
Group Account Director
11 years’ experience working across a variety of clients, from large local and international accounts, to small brands and start-ups such as Costa, Vodafone, City& Guilds, AAT, YHA, ODEON, Blood Donation, Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Trinity Mirror, Digital UK and the RAF.
linkedin.com/in/michael-sansom-2b772271/
Mike Sansom
Group Account Director
Katie Hunt
Group Account Director
Client experience includes Coca-Cola, Mars, The Royal British Legion, General Mills, Beverage Partners Worldwide, Heinz, Philips and Reckitt Benckiser.
linkedin.com/in/katie-hunt-0304703b/
Katie Hunt
Group Account Director
Nick Moffat
Creative Director
Over 20 years’ experience across many sectors, including entertainment, charities, public sector, finance and automotive for brands as diverse as Disney, Great Ormond Street, Kenco, Volkswagen, Tesco and BMW.
linkedin.com/in/nick-moffat-88764b22
Nick Moffat
Creative Director
Jonathan Sant
Creative Director
Client experience includes Renault, Pimm's, Blossom Hill, Bell's, Bushmill's, Sanex, Transport for London, VISA, Ribina, Fuji-Film, Lloyds TSB, Christian Aid.
uk.linkedin.com/pub/jonathan-sant/3/947/884/en
Jonathan Sant
Creative Director
Rachel Rubinstein
Account Director
Client experience: Betfair, Sol Hotels & Resorts, Pernod Ricard UK (Absolut and Whisky Portfolio), Google Creative Academy, De Montfort University, P20, blu, ZEO, Williams Lea
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/rarubinstein
Rachel Rubinstein
Account Director
CHARLOTTE BELL
Account Manager
Client experience includes Costa Coffee (UK, France, Germany, Malaysia & Canada), ODEON, The Jockey Club, The YHA, Irish based clients such as Best Menswear, Genfitt and Tucks O’Brien.
linkedin.com/in/charlotte-bell-4a894295/
CHARLOTTE BELL
Account Manager
CHRIS COLLINS
Art Director & Senior Designer
Client experience includes Starbucks, ODEON, Shell, William Grant, Sky, Premier Foods, YHA, Danone and Marston’s.
linkedin.com/in/chris-collins-34439460
CHRIS COLLINS
Art Director & Senior Designer
Jocelyn Kirby
Account Manager
Client Experience: Sol Hotels & Resorts, Pernod Ricard UK, Pernod Ricard Global (Beefeater, Chivas Regal, The Glenlivet), Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, Kingston University, Action Against Abduction, Crown Commercial Service
linkedin.com/in/jocelyn-kirby-131170a6/
Jocelyn Kirby
Account Manager
Phil McDonald
Art Director & Senior Designer
Client experience includes: This is Confidential information
Phil McDonald
Art Director & Senior Designer
Alana O'Sullivan
Creative (writer)
Client experience: De Montfort University, Start Up Loans, Pernod Ricard (Aberlour, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Absolut), KU Talent, Littlewoods, Volvic, City Index and Sol Hotels & Resorts.
Alana O'Sullivan
Creative (writer)
Jak Colgate
Senior Designer & Creative
Client experience includes Aquafresh, Aberlour, Chivas, Seaworld Parks, Heineken, Cobra, Grey Goose, Whiskers, Pedigree, The Post Office, B&Q, Nescafé, Mcmillan Cancer Research, Samsung, Swatch, Douwe Egberts
Jak Colgate
Senior Designer & Creative
Ben Jones
Creative
Client experience includes Aberlour, Ballantine’s, Beefeater, Brompton, Lyca Group, Seaworld.
linkedin.com/in/benjaminthomasjones/
Ben Jones
Creative
Michael Hoang
Creative Artworker & 3D Designer
Client experience includes Aberlour, Absolut, Ballantine’s, Chivas, De Montfort University, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
linkedin.com/in/michael-hoang-9283b999
Michael Hoang
Creative Artworker & 3D Designer
Ivana Veselinovic-Jethwa
Head of Talent
Experienced Talent Management Professional with both in-house and recruitment agency experience for leading advertising agencies and creative industries. Client experience: Unilever, Barclaycard, adidas, Guardian, Tesco, Britvic, AXA PPP etc. Helping hire, train and develop talent.
uk.linkedin.com/in/ivanajethwa31/
Ivana Veselinovic-Jethwa
Head of Talent
Ian Mansel-Thomas
Group Finance Director
Client experience includes Coke, Honda, Sony, Intel, Volkswagen, Panasonic, Lego, BMW, U2 and The Rolling Stones.
uk.linkedin.com/in/ianmanselthomas
Ian Mansel-Thomas
Group Finance Director
LAURA HARTILL
Finance Manager
Client experience includes Pernod Ricard Global (Aberlour, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Havana Club), De Montfort University, Melia Hotels, Douwe Egberts, SeaWorld Parks, Sony, Honda, Diageo, Aviva and BT
linkedin.com/in/laurahartill
LAURA HARTILL
Finance Manager
Shifa Ahmet
Finance Assistant
Client experience includes Pernod Ricard Global (Aberlour, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Havana Club), De Montfort University, Melia Hotels, Douwe Egberts and SeaWorld Parks
linkedin.com/in/shifa-ahmet-5153842b/
Shifa Ahmet
Finance Assistant
Phil Jones
Head of Partnerships
Founder and organiser of podge events, appointed to The Drum Digerati in 2014, Inducted to the Digital Hall of Fame 2012
uk.linkedin.com/in/realtime
Phil Jones
Head of Partnerships
Charlie Brown
Finance Assistant
Client experience includes Pernod Ricard Global (Aberlour, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Havana Club), De Montfort University, Melia Hotels, Douwe Egberts and SeaWorld Parks
linkedin.com/in/charlene-brown-3842b628/
Charlie Brown
Finance Assistant
Nurture individual thinking
listen, empathise and encourage original bold ideas
Nurture individual thinking
Here's to 20 years...
Here’s to 20 years of Killer campaigns, bringing brands to life, difficult questions, brilliant answers, spectacular failures, surprising victories, free spirits, drunken snogs, hair of the dog, 2am epiphanies, pitch-pizza, tight budgets, big ideas, Spanish beaches, acceptance speeches, now its time to move on up!
Here's to 20 years...