Leadership Team
Sam Rowe
Group CEO
With 20 years’ experience across marketing services, strategy and business management, Sam leads our culture of remarkable standards and is dedicated to maintaining the exceptional customer service that we are proud to be known for.
Claire Menzies
Group Chairwoman & Founder
Claire has 30 years diverse creative and management expertise of industrial design, sustainability, marketing and business strategy. Claire is a visionary leader and her infinite enthusiasm drives our commitment for going above and beyond the call of duty.
Chris Gwyther
Group Head of Creative
Chris leads and nurtures our talented team of multi-disciplinary designers. A specialist in brand communication, spatial design and creative execution strategy, Chris has over 12 years’ experience working with brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, Nestlé, The National Trust and Space NK.
Helen Mitchell
Group Head of Client Services
Helen has over 18 years’ experience in client services, having led a number of award-winning accounts including Google, Barbour and UPS. Helen is dedicated to making a difference and looking for strategic and creative solutions to produce great outputs that all can be proud of.
Lindie Kramers
Group Head of Marketing
Lindie is an experienced chartered marketer, brand consultant and strategic business developer, with a passion for transformational ideas. Over the past 20 years, Lindie has rebranded retail and hospitality clients across the UK, US and Middle East. Lindie also ensures that each agency in our portfolio remains at the forefront of trends, innovation and best practice.
Mark Riggott
Group Head of Finance
Mark is a highly experienced financial manager, having initially trained in the manufacturing sector before spending over 25 years in the creative and communications industries. As Group Head of Finance, Mark is responsible for all the Group’s transactional accounting and company statutory duties.
Phil Atherton
Group Head of Innovation
Phil is Innovation Director at Istoria Group and Founder of Solverboard - an innovation management platform and Istoria Group ‘Incubator Hub’ business. Phil ensures optimum delivery of live projects to clients. He also assesses team and capability requirements to meet future needs, as well as embedding new growth potential into the business.