Management team

Who? Michael Clark FCIM, Managing Director
Main focus? Providing strategic direction to clients' businesses and indeed our own - when there’s any time left.
Most likely to say: “No worries”
Least likely to say: “Can we put some house music on the radio?”

Previous life:

• Business to business background spanning the telecommunications, electronics, IT and construction sectors
• Director level experience in-house and agency side
• Formerly head of marketing for Samsung Telecoms UK, also worked in-house for Securicor PLC and Riva PLC
• Business graduate and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing

Who? Inness Mattinson, Creative Director
Main focus? Getting our clients’ messages to the right audience, at the right time, in the most innovative, engaging but commercially realistic way.
Most likely to say: “Don't email me, talk to me”
Least likely to say: “Beer? No thanks”

Previous life:

• Honours Graduate in graphic design with 15 years’ experience within the creative industry.
• Past clients include Shell, Novartis, TCA Plc, The Banqueting House, The London Clinic, McDonalds, Guidant, Celltech, Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race.

Who? Maxine Clark, Group Account Director
Main focus? Looking at ways to constantly improve our ‘above and beyond the normal call of duty’ service
Most likely to say: “It’s all in the data guys.”
Least likely to say: “I can’t find my client files!”

Previous life:

• Business/French graduate with focus on international marketing
• Fully qualified CIM/IDM marketer
• Over 15 years' pure b2b experience
• Once worked in-house for Oracle Corporation, Eversheds Solicitors, Hammond Suddards Solicitors and most recently as marketing director for national distribution company Target Express

Who? Abi Barnett, Public Relations Director
Main focus? Destroying the fluffy image of PR professionals by delivering highly targeted, interesting and above all commercial communications
Most likely to say: Do you know Bill Gates once said “If I was down to my last dollar, I would spend it on PR”
Least likely to say: “Some balloons would look nice with that Sweetie”

Previous life:

• Journalism graduate with experience of working on the 'other side'
• Fascinating fact….MA in Criminology
• Six years' agency experience, working in both a pure PR environment and
  full-service
• Has worked with a range of b2b clients including property consultancy GVA Grimley, Warner Estate, De Vere Hotels & Leisure and Capital & Provident

Who? Stuart Crow, Client Services Director
Main focus? Thinking about the future. 24 hours a day – agent Jack Bauer style.
Most likely to say: “It’s not a bug, it’s a feature”
Least likely to say: “My tidy desk policy is really starting to kick in”

Previous life:

• Business graduate
• 10 years' senior business development experience across IT and professional services sectors
• Agency and client-side experience including working in-house for Hays PLC and Star Technology Group