We attract the best and most diverse talent. We recognise that we are only as good as the talent we can attract and put to work on any challenge.
Rob Harwood-Matthews returned from TBWA \ Chiat Day \ Los Angeles in November 2009 to become UK Group President. Before heading off to LA Rob was CEO of TBWA\ Manchester for three years, so he is no stranger to the TBWA family and is passionate about getting its diverse talents working together.
Rob first joined TBWA in 2002 as a Partner at the London office, leading Nissan and PlayStation, two accounts to which he has stayed close ever since. In his previous existence he worked as a Board Account Director of JWT. His first job in the industry was as a media trainee at Y&R London. Rob has been lucky enough to work with a very wide range of world-class clients, ranging from Coca-Cola to Manchester United, the COI, EA Games, AG Barr, Unilever and Nestle.
Outside of work Rob loves a good muddy run, motorcycling, tinkering with vintage cars and playing with his two young children.


Mark has worked on some of the world’s leading brands: Nike, Audi, Johnnie Walker, Levi’s, and Lynx to name a few. He is best known for his work as Creative Director on the Nike business at Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, where he led the development of the acclaimed ‘Joga Bonito’ World Cup ‘06 work, Nike’s first truly global interactive campaign and the template for all future initiatives. He joined TBWA\LONDON as Executive Creative Director this year.
Tom was appointed Executive Planning Director of TBWA\LONDON in October 2007. He joined TBWA\ as Managing Partner in 2005 to oversee planning for the PlayStation and John Smith’s accounts and was promoted to Head of Planning in 2006. Tom has been instrumental to the running of the Nissan, E.ON and PlayStation accounts among others. Prior to TBWA\ Tom worked at Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe / Y&R which he joined as their youngest-ever board member in 2001, working across the Virgin group of brands. Tom began his advertising career as a planner at BMP DDB in 1996, where he worked on Sony, New Labour, Reuters, The Guardian and the National Dairy Council. Tom is also a regular contributor to APG training courses.
