Chief Executive Officer, MBAstack
Stephen Maher is a Modern History graduate from Balliol College, Oxford and founder of MBAstack – where digital and direct interconnect. His agency career spans over 30 years – previously working at AMVBBDO and TBWA/Simon Palmer.
MBAstack is an independent agency based in London, Miami and Brighton and has featured 3 years running in Campaign magazine as one of the ‘World’s Leading Independent Agencies’. MBA delivers ROI for Clients by applying their Brand Action approach, joined-up data, creative technology and content frameworks to the way that people buy today – digitally fuelled, non-linear and dynamic ecosystem. This has helped MBA gain IPA Effectiveness Awards and other effectiveness wins including Marketing Society and E-Commerce Awards – as well as accolades such as ‘Best Company One to Watch’ and IPA CPD Gold 3 years running. Clients include Accor Hotels, Avios, Cambridge University, Embraer Executive Jets, Everest, Investec Bank, Neilson Active Holidays, o2 and Sage by Heston Blumenthal.
Stephen Maher is the chairman of the marketing society, an IPA Council Member, Chair of #IPASocialWorks, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, features in Debrett’s ‘People of Today’ and sits on the board of BAFTA.
He is also a failed rock guitarist and Chelsea season ticket holder. He lives in Wandsworth with his wife and 4 children.