ABOUT\US
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.
Tim Lindsay, President TBWA\UK and Ireland Group
Tim Lindsay joined TBWA\ in September 2007 as President of TBWA\UK & Ireland Group, heading up a robust integrated offering across the TBWA Group of companies. After graduating from Cambridge, a progression through the ranks at Grey, TBWA and a newly-formed Lowe Howard-Spink led him to BBH, where he spent nine years running the Levi’s business and was appointed Joint Managing Director. In 1991 he joined Young & Rubicam London for two years before returning to Lowe Howard-Spink as Managing Director, then CEO in 1994. In 1999 he was promoted to President of Lowe Lintas Europe, then to President of Lowe Lintas International, and then to President of a renamed Lowe Worldwide. In 2004 Tim joined Publicis as Chairman UK where he held that position until taking up the role at TBWA.
Matt Shepherd-Smith, CEO
Matt Shepherd-Smith was appointed to the position of CEO of TBWA\LONDON in February 2006. He joined TBWA\LONDON in 1998 as Board Director to run Nissan and was later promoted to Head of Account Management and Group Director also responsible for overseeing John Smith’s, Adidas and the hugely successful launch of the London Congestion Charge. In 2002 Matt was voted the IPA Account Handler of the year and named Joint Managing Director, adding Sony PlayStation to his portfolio of business. He became sole Managing Director in 2005 and in February 2006 he was appointed CEO. Previously Matt was Board Account Director at Bates Dorland where he ran Land Rover, Bass and Center Parcs. Prior to Bates Matt worked at Still Price Lintas and Leo Burnett.
Tom Morton, Executive Planning Director
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.
Julie McKeen, Marketing Director
Julie McKeen is Marketing Director of TBWA\LONDON responsible for running the agency’s business development and profile function. She is also responsible for the marketing of the agency’s brand entertainment arm STREAM\, as well as working closely with TBWA’s partner agencies Tequila, Agency.com, Staniforth, E Graphics, and Studio 81 to deliver integrated solutions for clients. Named a ‘Face to Watch’ by Campaign, Julie started her career as a graduate at Grey in 1997, before moving to BMP DDB in 1999. As an Account Director she worked on a range of accounts including The Guardian, Sony, Unilever, and Johnson & Johnson moving four years later to Lowe London. As Group Head at Lowe she ran the award-winning Sure and Peperami accounts for Unilever before joining TBWA in December 2006.
Al Young, Creative Director
Al’s career went full circle in 2007 when he rejoined TBWA as Deputy Executive Creative Director. He started there as a junior writer in 1988.
In 1990 he joined HHCL, where he wrote ‘Orange Man’- the start of the You Know When You’ve Been Tango’d campaign. Al created many more Tango commercials plus award-winning work for Pot Noodle before leaving HHCL to direct commercials.
After just over a year of shooting other peoples’ scripts, he returned to HHCL as Creative Director. In 2003 Al joined FCB London as Executive Creative Director. He then enjoyed a brief, eye-opening stint at What If; the world’s leading independent innovation company, before rejoining TBWA.
Al has won over 30 major awards and his work has been voted Number Three in Channel Four’s chart of the best 100 TV commercials ever made and Number Two in the Radio Advertising Bureau’s All Time Hall of Fame.
One day he hopes to get to be number one at something.
