A former Managing Director of MediaCom, Paul started his career in London but has spent the last 25 years building media businesses in the West Midlands. He launched the Midlands office of UM, the media arm of McCann Erickson and also the Birmingham office of MediaCom, part of global advertising network WPP. He is now Chairman of leading Birmingham based creative agency One Black Bear.

Paul started his career as a TV buyer and has always been a keen observer of the relationship consumers have with their screens. He has guided numerous advertisers through the changing screen landscape, from the evolution of multi-channel TV and social media platforms to newly enabled mobile, programmatic and addressable services.

A former President of the Birmingham Publicity Association, he now advises and consults for a variety of businesses and organisations looking to accelerate their growth in the sector. He is a champion and mentor for a number of new recruits in the industry and a strong advocate for the creativity and innovation present across the region from advertisers, media owners, production companies and agencies.

In addition to being a member of our Executive Board Paul also chairs our Communications Advisory Group and is a member of our Governance Group. Paul has sat on the West Midlands Creative Industries Advisory Group and the West Midlands Creative Scale Up Programme Advisory Group. He is committed to helping the region’s creative industry grow.