Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based 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 Managing Partner operating in the Advertising space. If you think a Managing Partner is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
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 Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
David Davenport-Firth
Managing Partner, Brain Sciences Centre of Ogilvy Health
David Davenport-Firth leads health behaviour strategy and intervention, driving and supporting Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide’s position as the health behaviour specialists of Ogilvy. He is a self-confessed ‘quantified selfer’ and is passionate about health data visualisation and wearable technology. He is particularly interested in clinical decision making behaviour and how the psychosocial dimensions of health and illness can be better managed through visualisation and digital engagement. As such, he relishes collaborations with Central Saint Martins, Imperial College London, the University of Oxford Health Experiences Research Group, Warwick Business School the University of Westminster and is an active member of the #ogilvychange community. After working in innovation management and marketing, including two years in the United States, David returned to England to join Coley Porter Bell, becoming Chairman in 2001. He later moved into Ogilvy’s health network and after establishing a consulting offer and re-engineering the digital health practice in London, he switched his focus to behavioural medicine.
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About Ogilvy Health: Ogilvy Health is a marketing and advertising agency that specializes in the health care industry.
Matthew Breen
Managing Partner – OMD EMEA of OMD
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About OMD: OMD is a media communications agency committed to delivering sharper insights, smarter ideas and stronger results.
Martin Beauchamp
Head of Data Strategy, Managing Partner of Wavemaker
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About Wavemaker: Wavemaker provides next-generation media, content, technology solutions, and advertisement services to reinvent the media agency.
Andy Snuggs
Managing Partner of Future Kings
Having run his own creative agency Geronimo for 14 years, Andy brings a wealth of experience in creating value for clients. He has successfully launched new products and services for many blue chip businesses including Vodafone, Direct Line Group, SEAT (UK), Co-op and AGE UK . But he is also passionate about helping ambitious start ups develop into Future Kings.
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About Future Kings: Future Kings is a marketing and advertising firm.
Nicola Hayes
Managing Partner of Andrasta Consulting Ltd
Nicola has been involved in the data centre market since 1998, prior to which she was involved in telecoms network rollout following European de-regulation. As Managing Partner of the London based Philips Group, Nicola was responsible for the formation of the companies Data Centre Consultancy Practice and was the author of the first ever industry report into the fledgling colocation market as well as speaking at the first conferences in both Europe and the US on the subject. With experience advising colocation providers, government agencies, financial institutions and vendors on data centre strategy, rollout and investment, Nicola has an unrivalled knowledge on the sector. Following a role as Vice President of BroadGroup, a UK based company specialising in data centre conferences and consultancy, Nicola then joined DatacenterDynamics where she was responsible for establishing a data centre research practice, DCD Intelligence, which is now one of the leading sources of global data, research and consultancy on data centre trends. She has recently established her own consultancy, Andrasta Consulting providing strategic business advice to companies involved in the sector.
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About Andrasta Consulting Ltd: Andrasta Consulting provides strategic business and marketing consultancy services.
Mubarak Basha
Managing Partner of VipeHype
Mubarak Basha is Managing Partner at VipeHype.
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About VipeHype: VipeHype is a one-stop shop that advises entrepreneurs with developing, online marketing, legal, and investment strategies.
Julian Hirst
Managing Partner of Tribal DDB Worldwide
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About Tribal DDB Worldwide: Tribal DDB Worldwide is an Advertising Age A-List Agency.
