Consumer led – digitally ahead

Nick Waters

CEO
Aegis Media Asia Pacific

Nick joined Aegis Media in March 2010, having previously been with the WPP owned media agency Mindshare, where he had worked since its inception in 1997. During his time there, Nick held several senior management roles in Europe and Asia and also managed several international client relationships. Prior to that, Nick worked in the media team at Ogilvy.
Valerie Scoular

HR Director
Aegis Media Worldwide

Valerie joined the company in January 2006, after leaving Barclays Bank where she was Group HR Director. Valerie started her career with British Airways, where she held a number of senior HR and general management roles before being appointed as an Advisor to The New Deal Task Force in 1997. She has held a number of Non-executive directorships during her career and is currently on the Board of Impellam Group.
Patrick Ståhle

Chairman Global
Service Solutions

Patrick has held numerous roles within Aegis Media since 1995, as CEO of Aegis Media Sweden from 1999 to 2000 and as CEO of Aegis Media Nordics 2002. Patrick has a total of 20 years' experience of media and marketing services, including roles at BBDO, in pay TV and in a digital start-up. He started his career as a helicopter pilot in Australia and the North Sea.
Jerry Buhlmann

CEO
Aegis Group Plc

Jerry started his career at Young & Rubicam before moving to WCRS. In 1989 he founded BBJ in the UK and built the agency business before it was acquired by Aegis Media in 1999. From 2000 to 2003 Jerry held the position of CEO of Carat International responsible for the network’s international clients. He was promoted in 2003 to the position of CEO Aegis Media EMEA until May 2008 when he was promoted again to the position of CEO Aegis Media taking global responsibility for the largest of the two divisions of Aegis Group plc at the same time as being appointed as a PLC Board Director. Jerry took the position of Chief Executive of Aegis Group plc on 1 May 2010.
Nigel Morris

CEO
Aegis Media North America

Nigel was appointed to the role of CEO, Aegis Media North America in May 2009. From 2003 till 2009, Nigel was CEO of Isobar, and led its rapid expansion into the world's leading pure digital services agency network. He joined Aegis in 1992 after working in corporate identity and branding consultancy and a career in the fashion industry.
José Luis de Rojas

CEO
Aegis Media Iberia & Latin America

José Luis de Rojas has a degree in Law and Economics, an MBA from IESE in Barcelona and postgraduate business studies from the Rotterdam School of Management. Before joining Aegis Media in 2000, he worked in investment banking, business strategy consultancy and retail banking. He has spent part of his career in Latin America managing M&A and corporate development projects. As CEO of Aegis Media Iberia since 2000 he has helped to diversify and more than double Aegis Media’s operations in Spain and Portugal.
Mark Crammer

CEO
Isobar

Mark Cranmer became CEO of Isobar in May 2009, having previously worked with Aegis Media in a consulting role. He has over 30 years' experience of building and managing agency businesses in advertising and media services. He was CEO of Starcom Mediavest EMEA and a Board director of Publicis Groupe Media worldwide until 2006. In the preceding decade he was part of the BBH senior management team and founder of Motive, and a member of the Board that created the global Starcom media network.

Mark's experience also includes roles at Bates, JWT, Leo Burnett and Lowe Howard Spink, and he was a founder shareholder of UK digital creative agency Dare. From 2006 to 2007 he was worldwide CEO of Research International, and until May 2009, he was chairman of UK Online Measurement, the UK body developing a unified online audience measurement system.
Mark Jamison

Commercial Director
Aegis Media Worldwide

Mark qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980. After several years at KPMG he joined a media independent as finance director in 1984. The company was acquired by the Aegis group in 1991 and Mark ran it as CEO for the next 6 years. The company merged with Carat in 1997. Mark then took the role of CFO Carat UK and subsequently CFO Aegis Media UK, Aegis Media Northern Europe, Aegis Media EMEA and now Aegis Media Global.
Martyn Rattle

Chief Client Officer
Aegis Media Worldwide

Martyn joined Carat International in 1995, with responsibility for growing and managing major international client relationships. In 2003, he became Chief Operating Officer of Vizeum, where he successfully launched the Vizeum network, and subsequently grew its global geographical footprint, product offering and client base. Since then, Martyn has held a number of senior positions within Aegis Media, including Global Marketing Director, President for Vizeum Global Management and Chief Client Officer. Prior to joining Carat, Martyn was Marketing & Commercial Director at Granada, part of the UK’s ITV network.
Nick Priday

CFO
Aegis Group Plc

Nick Priday was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2009. Nick has held a variety of finance roles at Aegis since joining in 2003, and was previously director of financial reporting, analysis and control. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young.
Annie Rickard

CEO
Posterscope

Annie was a founder of Posterscope UK and, since 2001, has led the development of the global network which is now Posterscope Worldwide. The network now has over 600 people, in 48 offices around the world.
Nigel Sharrocks

CEO
Aegis Media Western Europe

Nigel became the CEO of Aegis Media UK & Ireland at the beginning of July 2004. He joined from Warner Bros Pictures UK, where he had been the MD since 1999. Over that period he oversaw the release of more than 150 movies which included the highly successful Harry Potter and Matrix franchises. Prior to joining Warner Bros, Nigel spent almost twenty years in the advertising and media industry, latterly as the MD of Grey Advertising and chairman of Mediacom, a company Nigel launched in the early 90’s.
Andreas Bölte

CEO
Aegis Media Central Europe

Dr. Andreas Bölte has been CEO of Aegis Media Central Europe & South Africa since September 2006. In this role he is in charge of 23 markets with more than 1,600 employees and sits on the board of OMG, the German association of media agencies. Before he took over this role, he worked for more than two years as CFO with responsibility for Germany, Central Europe and South Africa. Prior to joining Aegis, Andreas worked for Bertelsmann AG for over 10 years. Before he left, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for BMG Entertainment Germany, Switzerland, Austria & Eastern Europe, and Managing Director BMG European Services for BMG Entertainment Europe.

CEO, Aegis Media Asia Pacific

Nick joined Aegis Media in March 2010, having previously been with the WPP owned media agency Mindshare, where he had worked since its inception in 1997. During his time there, Nick held several senior management roles in Europe and Asia and also managed several international client relationships. Prior to that, Nick worked in the media team at Ogilvy.

HR Director, Aegis Media Worldwide

Valerie joined the company in January 2006, after leaving Barclays Bank where she was Group HR Director. Valerie started her career with British Airways, where she held a number of senior HR and general management roles before being appointed as an Advisor to The New Deal Task Force in 1997. She has held a number of Non-executive directorships during her career and is currently on the Board of Impellam Group.

Chairman, Global Service Solutions

Patrick has held numerous roles within Aegis Media since 1995, as CEO of Aegis Media Sweden from 1999 to 2000 and as CEO of Aegis Media Nordics 2002. Patrick has a total of 20 years' experience of media and marketing services, including roles at BBDO, in pay TV and in a digital start-up. He started his career as a helicopter pilot in Australia and the North Sea.

CEO, Aegis Group Plc

Jerry started his career at Young & Rubicam before moving to WCRS. In 1989 he founded BBJ in the UK and built the agency business before it was acquired by Aegis Media in 1999. From 2000 to 2003 Jerry held the position of CEO of Carat International responsible for the network’s international clients. He was promoted in 2003 to the position of CEO Aegis Media EMEA until May 2008 when he was promoted again to the position of CEO Aegis Media taking global responsibility for the largest of the two divisions of Aegis Group plc at the same time as being appointed as a PLC Board Director. Jerry took the position of Chief Executive of Aegis Group plc on 1 May 2010.

CEO, Aegis Media North America

Nigel was appointed to the role of CEO, Aegis Media North America in May 2009. From 2003 till 2009, Nigel was CEO of Isobar, and led its rapid expansion into the world's leading pure digital services agency network. He joined Aegis in 1992 after working in corporate identity and branding consultancy and a career in the fashion industry.

CEO, Aegis Media Iberia & Latin America

José Luis de Rojas has a degree in Law and Economics, an MBA from IESE in Barcelona and postgraduate business studies from the Rotterdam School of Management. Before joining Aegis Media in 2000, he worked in investment banking, business strategy consultancy and retail banking. He has spent part of his career in Latin America managing M&A and corporate development projects. As CEO of Aegis Media Iberia since 2000 he has helped to diversify and more than double Aegis Media’s operations in Spain and Portugal.

CEO, Isobar

Mark Cranmer became CEO of Isobar in May 2009, having previously worked with Aegis Media in a consulting role. He has over 30 years' experience of building and managing agency businesses in advertising and media services. He was CEO of Starcom Mediavest EMEA and a Board director of Publicis Groupe Media worldwide until 2006. In the preceding decade he was part of the BBH senior management team and founder of Motive, and a member of the Board that created the global Starcom media network.

Mark's experience also includes roles at Bates, JWT, Leo Burnett and Lowe Howard Spink, and he was a founder shareholder of UK digital creative agency Dare. From 2006 to 2007 he was worldwide CEO of Research International, and until May 2009, he was chairman of UK Online Measurement, the UK body developing a unified online audience measurement system.

Commercial Director, Aegis Media Worldwide

Mark qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980. After several years at KPMG he joined a media independent as finance director in 1984. The company was acquired by the Aegis group in 1991 and Mark ran it as CEO for the next 6 years. The company merged with Carat in 1997. Mark then took the role of CFO Carat UK and subsequently CFO Aegis Media UK, Aegis Media Northern Europe, Aegis Media EMEA and now Aegis Media Global.

Chief Client Officer
Aegis Media Worldwide

Martyn joined Carat International in 1995, with responsibility for growing and managing major international client relationships. In 2003, he became Chief Operating Officer of Vizeum, where he successfully launched the Vizeum network, and subsequently grew its global geographical footprint, product offering and client base. Since then, Martyn has held a number of senior positions within Aegis Media, including Global Marketing Director, President for Vizeum Global Management and Chief Client Officer. Prior to joining Carat, Martyn was Marketing & Commercial Director at Granada, part of the UK’s ITV network.

CFO, Aegis Group Plc

Nick Priday was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2009. Nick has held a variety of finance roles at Aegis since joining in 2003, and was previously director of financial reporting, analysis and control. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young.

CEO, Posterscope

Annie was a founder of Posterscope UK and, since 2001, has led the development of the global network which is now Posterscope Worldwide. The network now has over 600 people, in 48 offices around the world.

CEO, Aegis Media Western Europe

Nigel became the CEO of Aegis Media UK & Ireland at the beginning of July 2004. He joined from Warner Bros Pictures UK, where he had been the MD since 1999. Over that period he oversaw the release of more than 150 movies which included the highly successful Harry Potter and Matrix franchises. Prior to joining Warner Bros, Nigel spent almost twenty years in the advertising and media industry, latterly as the MD of Grey Advertising and chairman of Mediacom, a company Nigel launched in the early 90’s.

CEO, Aegis Media Central Europe

Dr. Andreas Bölte has been CEO of Aegis Media Central Europe & South Africa since September 2006. In this role he is in charge of 23 markets with more than 1,600 employees and sits on the board of OMG, the German association of media agencies. Before he took over this role, he worked for more than two years as CFO with responsibility for Germany, Central Europe and South Africa. Prior to joining Aegis, Andreas worked for Bertelsmann AG for over 10 years. Before he left, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for BMG Entertainment Germany, Switzerland, Austria & Eastern Europe, and Managing Director BMG European Services for BMG Entertainment Europe.