Media Contacts

Position: Head of Mobile
Graduated from: LSU
Years in the industry:  8
Previous agencies: Aerodeon, co-founder  first mobile agency in the UK
Previous clients:  P&G, Diageo, Nestle, Sky, Orange.
Joined MPG: June  2008
Working on: BBC, National Express, Nationwide
Contributes:  Mobile strategy, planning and free ring tones…
Loves:  My mobile phone
Hates:  Paying its bill!
Favourite movie line:  “What kind of sandwich ain't too fattening? A half a sandwich.”, Analyze This

Graduated from: Technical University Free State - South Africa
Years in industry: 8 years
Previous agencies: Walker Media, ForwardSlash
Previous clients: Barclays Group PLC, Barclaycard, The Woolwich, IPC Media, KFC, Austravel, Air New Zealand, Dyson, St Pancras International, LG Mobile
Joined MPG: Apr 2008
Working on: Expedia, Hotels.com, Nationwide, TUI, Laureate, National Express, BGi.
Loves: Travel, Adventure Sports, Running, Yoga, Photography
Hates: Hang-ups, life is too short.
Favourite film line: Happiness is spelled with an "I" instead of a "Y"

Graduated from: Ogilvy & Mather TV buying department
Years in the industry: 19    
Previous agencies: Initiative, All Response Media, Walker Media, Brann, MediaCom Direct, O & M
Previous clients: Orange, Tesco, M & S, AXA Sun Life, Barclaycard, Oxfam, Norwich Union
Joined MPG: April 2008
Working on: Everything direct response
Loves: My wife, my children, running, cooking and red wine
Hates: Rude people, people who think they know it all and South West Trains
Favourite movie line: "I'll have what she's having" - When Harry met Sally (1989)

Graduated from: Oxford Brookes University
Years in industry: 11
Previous agencies: Mindshare, Initiative, Mediacom
Previous clients: Tesco, GM, Unilever, Sky, TMobile, RBS
Joined MPG: Feb 2008
Working on: New Business
Loves: 80's TV shows, Flying, technology    
Hates: Whingers, reality TV, speed cameras
Favourite film line: 'We're not gonna fall for a banana in the tailpipe' - Beverly Hills Cop.

Graduated from: Rhodes University South Africa
Years in the industry: 6 Digital, 2 TV production
Previous agencies: PHD, Mediacom, Smarter Communications
Previous clients: First Direct, HSBC, The Guardian, Egg, Universal Music, Lastminute.com, The Guardian & EA Games
Joined MPG: July 2007
Working on: BBC, Magners, Gucci,
Loves: Summertime, swimming in the sea
Hates: Eggs & unfriendly people
Favourite movie line: "Vote for Pedro"  Napoleon Dynamite

Graduated from: BSc Media Technology from Teesside University
Years in the industry: 9
Previous agencies: Mindshare (2000-2005) , Eyeconomy (1999-2000)
Previous clients: HSBC, First Direct, Abbey, WeightWatchers, RAF, Britvic, Pepsi, Lufthansa, ING Direct, Expedia & Jaguar, Kellogg & Kimberly Clarke
Joined MPG: 14th December 2005
Working on: Camelot, P&O Ferries, Ask.com, Pioneer, Eidos, EDF
Loves: Sunshine, fine wine & Pearl Jam
Hates: Lawn-mowers, haircuts and sunburn
Favourite movie line: "You're gonna need a bigger boat" - classic line from Jaws.

Graduated from: University of the West of England:  Bristol  (UWE)
Years in the industry: 8
Previous agencies: Zentropy Partners
Previous clients: Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Unilever, Reebok
Joined MPG: May 2003
Working on: Nationwide, National Express Group, EDF
Loves: Dancing, get me a podium and I'm there!
Hates: Rainy days. Very depressing
Favourite movie line: "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy." Life Of Brian

Graduated from:  Southampton University
Years in the industry: 11
Previous agencies: Man & boy at MPG (offline initially. Moved online in 1999)
Previous clients: Microsoft/Intel/Cartier/Dockers/P & G
Joined MPG: 1997
Working on: as above
Contributes: Light-hearted view to the worst situation &  opportunity for lots of Essex jokes!
Loves:  My wife and 3 kids, my Fiat Coupe, Office Banter and French Sauvignon
Hates:  Lack of effort, Arsenal
Favourite movie line: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop once in a while, you could miss it"   ( Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ( 1986))

Graduated from: Manchester University
Years in the industry: 16
Previous agencies: Colman RSCG
Previous clients: Barclays, Microsoft, Intel, P&G, ICI, Cartier
Joined MPG: At it’s inception
Working on: TUI, Expedia Inc, National Express
Contributes: Experience of one who has been around a while, team builder,
Loves: Shooting, twin daughters (oops, and wife!)
Hates: Missing, politics (office variety)
Favourite movie line: “who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?” (Holy Grail)

Graduated from: The University of Leeds
Years in the industry: 7
Previous agencies: i-level, advertising.com, katzy communications
Previous clients: William Hill, Smile, ING, Ultralase
Joined MPG: January 2006
Working on: Ensuring that we have the best relationships with publishers and that this translates into the best rates for our clients
Loves: family, football, comedy, music, advertising
Hates: delays at airports, Sunday drivers, migraines, people turning up late for meetings, bad hair days
Favourite movie line:  There's no Messiah in here! There's a mess, all right, but no messiah. - 'The Life of Brian'

Years in the industry: 6
Previous agencies: Advertising.com
Previous clients: Britannia, Capital One, Career Builder, Laureate
Joined MPG: November 2007
Working on: Using technology to improve internal efficiencies and building technology and reporting solutions for Media Contacts' clients
Loves: Energetic people
Hates: Bureaucracy
Favourite movie line: "Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies." - Stranger than Fiction

Years in the industry: 10
Previous agencies: CIA Medianetwork International, Outrider UK, Outrider New York
Previous clients: Microsoft, Novartis, Guinness, Intel
Joined MPG: 2002
Working on: Camelot, Ask.com, Nationwide, National Express, Everything really
Loves: Accuracy / getting it right, family, technology and it’s relentless pace of change, video games
Hates: lack of care, commuters, lack of respect for others
Favourite movie line: “What's he paying you boys? I'll double it and we'll beat the shit out of him.” - Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid