Karen Blackett, Chief Executive Officer

Karen comes to the UK CEO position with a track record of success in a range of UK and international roles. She was UK New Business Director when MediaCom won Sky, Shell, T-Mobile and VW Group. During her six-year tenure the agency picked up £400m in billings.

Since 2008 she has been Chief Operations Director for the EMEA region, working to restructure local offices and improve new business performance.
The agency has risen from number seven to the number three in this time, winning briefs from Merlin, Bayer and Ikea among others.

She has been listed in Management Today’s 35 under 35 twice and also named as one of the 100 Most Influential Black People in the UK both in 2008 and 2010.