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Iain joined themission® from his role as Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Committee at Havas - the world's sixth largest Marketing Communications Group. Reporting directly to the Group Chairman and CEO, he was responsible for planning, leading and executing a major Havas reorganisation in September 2003. Iain identified core competencies for retention and integration in the Group; recommended companies for transfer, closure or disposal; and completed a programme of 20 disposals in the UK, France, US and Brazil. Iain's prior position was CEO of Euro RSCG Marketing Services. He was based at the Group's New York headquarters and was responsible for a worldwide agency network across 30 key locations with revenues of $200 million. Before moving to New York, Iain managed on a worldwide basis, Havas' business with Philips and successfully built Euro RSCG's European Marketing Services capabilties from his bases in London and Paris.

Tim was recruited to themission® following his successful role in helping to build Creston plc from concept to a London listed £57 million market capitalisation group in 4 years and achieved status as Europe's no. 13 growth company in 2004. Tim was previously Corporate Finance Manager of Thames Water plc and oversaw acquisitions valued from £10 to £100 million. Subsequently, he became Finance Director of their Product and Service Division comprising companies in 7 countries. He managed a restructure reducing the division from 14 to 4 operating companies with £90 million sales achieving double the operating profit. He also worked as a consultant for KPMG. Tim was a runner up in the QCA Finance Director of 2008.

Francis is a lawyer by training and has wide business experience. He was appointed a Non-Executive Director of ASDA Group plc in 1992. Previously, he was a Director of Salomon Brothers in 1992-93 and a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley & Co Ltd in 1993-97. Most recently, he oversaw, as Chairman, the development and sale of Incepta and became Chairman of Huntsworth plc.

Martin is the founder of themission® and has a track record of building and creating value from service businesses. His initial marketing and commercial experience was gained at Procter & Gamble, Cussons and Britvic. He later started and built his own agency, Communicator, which became a successful and highly profitable agency, and was sold to Lighthouse in 1999, which was itself sold to Cordiant in 2000. Since then, Martin has built successful business interests in the property and insurance sectors. Insure & Go travel insurance has grown to a £50 million turnover business in 7 years and is now the largest on-line travel insurance broker in the UK.

Brian has extensive and in-depth knowledge of the UK and European regional agency market, having served as CEO of McCann Erickson Manchester, and UK Group Chairman and latterly Chief Operating Officer of McCann World Group UK. He is Chairman of the Marketeer Association, Non-Executive Director at Elmwood and the Yes Agency. Most recently he has been appointed by Marketing Manchester as a mentor to aid the development of companies in the marketing services sector, particularly digital agencies. In his Non-Executive role at themission®, Brian provides counsel on acquisitions, people development and integration.

Nick joined the Board on 1 January 2007 and is also a Non-Executive Director of Bray Leino. He has twentysix years experience in the advertising industry. He joined Harrison Cowley as an agency trainee, was Managing Director of a divisional company at the age of 25 and became Group Managing Director of Saatchi UK Affiliates ten years later. He was appointed Chief Executive of Brunnings Advertising in 1991, a post he left two years later to launch BCLO Advertising and Public Relations and establish The Zoo Group, which was subsequently acquired by Bray Leino in 2005.

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Although not a Board Director, Jerram, is a key member of the management team. He was a founder of themission®, joining Martin Banbury in 2004. With over 25 years experience in the marketing services industry, he was recruited by Havas in 1988 and became Group Financial Director of Euro RSCG Marketing Services. Jerram was appointed COO of Havas' UK fulfilment and telemarketing businesses, and as part of Havas' acquisition team, was responsible for the acquisition of Worthington Design and its merger into the Conran Design Group which he then chaired. He was instrumental in initiating Havas' 'white knight' acquisition of Lopex plc in 1999.