CV 

It all started in 1994 on the legendary Copywriting & Art Direction course at Watford College, under the beady eye and unique brilliance of the hugely-missed Tony Cullingham. An influencer before influencers were a thing, he taught me that everything starts with AI… An Idea.

Leaving Watford as one half of the Student Team of the Year (the most treasured of my small trophy cabinet), it was then a year of placements and sofa surfing at Saatchi’s and Y&R, plus plenty of folio crafting,
re-crafting, and re-re-crafting, before landing the first job at Lansdown Conquest. You know what, from here I’ll just make it a list of the fantastic places I’ve worked at and brands I’ve worked on.

Lansdown Conquest: 1996-1998

Alfa Romeo, CNN, Kinder, Nikon, Columbia Tristar, Electrolux.

Jung von Matt: 1999-2000

Deutsche Post, BMW, Audi, Chippo Chips, Brigitte (women’s magazine).

MBA: 2000-2007

Marie Curie Cancer Care, Mercedes-Benz, Le Creuset, EDF, Yahoo, Ladbrokes.

JJ Group: 2007-2009

British Gas Business, Volvo, Porsche, Disney, Europcar, Citroen, Fendt.

NEWS UK: 2009-2017

The Sun, The News of the World, The Sun on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times.

HOGARTH: 2017-2026

EY, Coca Cola, Avon.

&Me 

I’m a sucker for challenging myself physically, and have completed multiple marathons, and triathlons of all distances, including a couple of Ironman events.

My current focus is completing end-to-end swims of the Lake District’s three largest lakes. Ticked off Windermere in 2024, Ullswater in 2025,
and doing Coniston in 2026.

Question is, what to do in 2027?