Ben Wilkinson

Experience

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  TBWA London

  Sept 2000 - Aug 2010

  Senior Account Director

  From Graduate Trainee at London's then hottest agency, to Business Lead to Paul Bainsfair (TBWA's European President) to Senior Account Director on clients ranging from Adidas to John Smith's, Eurostar, Channel 5, Mars, McDonald’s and Nissan.

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  Saatchi & Saatchi

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2013

  Business Leader

  Account lead on Saatchi's highest profile accounts, including Toyota, Carlsberg and EE, the biggest (and, ten years of Kevin Bacon later, arguably most successful) brand launch in British advertising history.

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  Dare

  Jan 2014 - May 2015

  Head of Account Management

  Head of department at Dare, Campaign magazine’s "Digital Agency of the Decade", responsible for recruiting, developing, casting, utilising and inspiring a team of +30 account handlers.

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  AMV BBDO

  Jun 2015 - May 2016

  Board Account Director

  Co-lead on BT, the single largest advertising account in the UK (by media spend), alongside AMV’s flagship Department For Transport and The Economist accounts.

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  IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising)

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

  Marketing Consultant

  Consultant to the IPA's Director General.

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  Carphone Warehouse (Now Currys plc)

  Aug 2016 - Feb 2017

  Marketing Consultant

  Consultant to Carphone Warehouse's strategic marketing team, including big-bet iPhone 7 launch.

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  Meta

  Apr 2017 - now

  Global Client Partner

  Part of Meta's Global Clients & Agencies team, building value for the world's largest global advertisers (Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company, Mars, Johnson & Johnson), while providing inspirational and practical thought-leadership for the global CPG category.