MediaCom North shuffles board to Reach £300m billing target

MediaCom North is undergoing a reshuffle at the top of its management structure as it homes in on a billing target of £300m.

The Manchester-based company says it is  setting its sights even higher by creating a new board of directors for the group which now includes the recently acquired Code Computerlove.

Paul Cooper, who previously led the Manchester office as managing director, has been promoted to group managing director, overseeing the Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester offices and Code.

He will be joined on the group board by Nicola Marsh, who has been promoted to deputy managing director of the Manchester office, and newly promoted managing partners Marcus Hall and Matt Hatton.

Code’s co-founders Tony Foggett and Louis Georgiou will also join the new group board, which also includes Simon Price (MD Leeds) Paul Bramwell (MD Birmingham), Erica Ingham the group CFO and Chris Broadbent the group COO.

The company reports three years of strong growth – the Manchester office alone grew by 38% in 2016 which the group aims to replicate across all offices.

Further changes to the Manchester board include Fiona Hunt who was appointed last year, having moved over from Australia as client services director.

It has also been strengthened with business director Simon Whitaker and planning director Dominic Rebello who have been promoted to the Manchester board.

Both bring a wealth of experience, having been with MediaCom for more than 11 years between. Between them they will be responsible for strategy, planning and clients management across the Manchester client base.

Paul Cooper, group managing director of MediaCom North, said: “I am honoured to be working with Chris in leading the continued success of the group, we are part way through a journey that has seen us double the size of the business in the last three years and the strengthening of the group and Manchester boards will position us for continued growth into the future.”

Now known as the “content and connections agency”, MediaCom North devises and delivers creative marketing campaigns for clients across paid, owned and earned channels.

The agency says it prides itself on providing genuinely collaborative ways of working with both clients and media owner’s alike, building partnerships to create the best possible work.

MediaCom North’s Birmingham team has recently moved to new offices in Colmore Row to accommodate a growing team and attract further talent in the Midlands and clients across the country.

MediaCom North also occupies the coveted top spot in the RAR’s Top 100 – a list of the best-performing marketing services outside of London – which, combined with a raft of new business recently, sets it up to achieve its billings target and maintain its position as a top 10 UK agency.