Executive Strategy Director, Wunderman Thompson
Neil started his career at Publicis, where he was responsible for strategy on The Army, ASDA, and making D&AD awarded work for the Depaul Trust. He departed for MCBD to enjoy planning on a variety of brands including Greene King, Premier Foods, Subaru and P&O Cruises, then on to M&C Saatchi, where he brought back the Ribena berries and made Dixons “The Last Place You Want To Go”, the most awarded work of 2010, winning the APG Grand Prix and Jay Chiat Gold. Latterly, Neil worked at BBH, where he led the planning for Audi, Barclays, Dulux and Gordon’s, until arriving at JWT.
Neil was Head of Planning at JWT, responsible for the strategic offer of the agency, trying to keep a great department happy and staying busy planning on various global and UK brands. He was made Joint Head of Planning at Wunderman Thompson, following the merger of Wunderman and JWT in 2018.