THE NEW BREED OF LEADERS

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

JO COOMBS OGILVYONE

Age 42

Lives London, south of the river

Family Two children – one of each Hobbies Horse-riding, dog-walking, children-chasing Something no-one knows about me I can milk a

herd of dairy cows

Favourite media My Sky+ box Last book read The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

by Joanna Cannon

Top three priorities for the year Making great work that works, keeping my children alive, doing more yoga

Best thing about my job The people I work with Worst thing about my job The time I don’t spend with my funny little children

TAMMY EINAV ADAM & EVE/DDB

Age This is a big year

Lives Primrose Hill, London

Hobbies Reading and the clichés that are pilates and yoga Something no-one knows about me I am really

good at all things tech

Favourite media Streaming

Last book read Here I Am (Jonathan Safran Foer

at his existentialist best)

Top three priorities for the year Keep learning,

keep improving, keep growing

Best thing about my job The brilliant people who make this agency what it is

Worst thing about my job The doubt that (always) sets in at about 2am the morning before a pitch

MEL EXON SUNSHINE

Age 45

Lives South London

Family Husband Rich and daughters Abba (ten) and Lali (seven)

Hobbies Running, writing, drinking, dancing and repeat Something no-one knows about me I’m obsessed with Pigeon Toady

Favourite media Overcast, Medium and Lenny Letter

Last book read Days Without End by Sebastian Barry Top three priorities for the year London, New York, Los Angeles Best thing about my job Being part of a gang on a mission Worst thing about my job Not being able to teleport between London, New York and LA

MAT GOFF ADAM & EVE/DDB

Age I have a big birthday coming up…

Lives South of the river

Hobbies Cycling and cooking – not concurrently Something no-one knows about me I know all the words to Ebeneezer Goode

Favourite media Can’t beat a good bit of telly Last book read Paradise City by Joe Thomas Top three priorities for the year Keep growing,

keep learning, keep improving

Best thing about my job Seeing the magic happen in unexpected places

Worst thing about my job Waiting for the magic

to happen

JASON GONSALVES MCGARRYBOWEN

Age 46

Lives Hackney, London

Family Wife Olivia and two daughters, Paloma (four) and Nova (one)

Hobbies Fashion, dance and rugby but rarely together Something no-one knows about me I’ve never

had a blister

Favourite media The Guardian, Interview, most Phaidon books and esoteric science site Edge.org Last book read The Sellout by Paul Beatty Top three priorities for the year Harness the world-class experts across our network, win transformational new business without pitching, make mould-breaking work – simple

Best thing about my job New challenges

every day

Worst thing about my job Never enough time to do them justice

LEO RAYMAN GREY LONDON

Age 42

Lives South-west London

Family Three feisty kids under nine and one incredibly patient wife

Hobbies I love a bit of history (in another life, I’m Lucy Worsley), cooking for friends, kick-boxing – not all at the same time

Something no-one knows about me I have a proper doppelgänger who happens to be Sicily’s biggest pop star

Favourite media The telly (still), plus Radio 4, Snapchat, Amazon Prime, Twitter and subway walls

Last book read The Descent of Man by Grayson Perry – this book really takes a look under the skin of modern masculinity

Top three priorities for the year Unleashing our talent, brave, pioneering work, deep diversity – all at the same time

Best thing about my job Being able to put all that strategy chat into action

Worst thing about my job Time flies – thankfully,

I’m having fun

XAVIER REES HAVAS LONDON

Age 43

Lives Near Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Family Wife Nicola, three daughters (India, Sadie and Evie) and cats – too many cats

Hobbies Long-suffering Palace fan, music obsessive (listening, not playing), binge-runner (one marathon every two years – I train for four months and then don’t run again for 18 months), whisk(e)y of all types

Something no-one knows about me I miss

singing lullabies

Favourite media 6 Music, Facebook, Sky Sports Last book read My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Top three priorities for the year Hiring the next wave of Havas talent. Making our clients (existing and yet to be won) proud to work with us. Capitalising on the potential of our new home in King’s Cross – with every discipline now under one roof, we have the power to simplify our clients’ lives immeasurably and deliver better solutions Best thing about my job The constant variety of diet and the ability to be yourself Worst thing about my job Email – talking gets you further, quicker and, for the most part, is way more enjoyable

CHARLIE RUDD OGILVY & MATHER LONDON

Age 49

Lives Near Woking, Surrey

Family Wife and two teenage boys

Hobbies Being at home, sport – watching a lot, playing a little

Something no-one knows about me I need to start wearing glasses to read but will keep pretending for a bit

Favourite media Amazon Last book read The Optician of Lampedusa by

Emma-jane Kirby Top three priorities for the year Keep making the work better, keep building the gang at Ogilvy, keep a sense of perspective

Best thing about my job The unpredictable, competitive power of creativity

Worst thing about my job The lack of respect for expertise. A bit of a theme globally in 2016…

BILL SCOTT DROGA5 LONDON

Age 43

Lives West London

Family Nasrin, Harrison and Lily

Hobbies Motorbike, Stamford Bridge, tennis Something no-one knows about me My career in advertising started very early. I was cast in a poster ad for Milo the chocolate drink in Malaysia aged seven. Thankfully, it never ran

Favourite media Spotify, Instagram, Slack Last book read Conscious Capitalism by

John Mackey and Raj Sisodia

Top three priorities for the year Do three things we’ve never attempted before

Best thing about my job The crew we’re assembling in Howick Place and the business we’re building together Worst thing about my job The state of DK’S desk

JON SHARPE Y&R LONDON

Age 43

Lives Brighton, East Sussex

Family Partner to Angie, dad to Heidi and Harry, occasional tripper-over of Leroy the cat

Hobbies Drums, piano, football Something no-one knows about me I love

a romcom Favourite media The BBC, in all its forms Last book read Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His

Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

Top three priorities for the year Continue to win business, make the agency more representative of the communities in which it advertises, make work that is culturally relevant for the commercial advantage of our clients

Best thing about my job Winning business

Worst thing about my job Losing business

JAMES WHITEHEAD J WALTER THOMPSON LONDON

Age 43

Lives Chiswick, London

Family Married to Rachel Reavley with two children – Violet, aged nine, and Vincent, aged six Hobbies Playing sport, watching sport, travelling, Japanese food

Something no-one knows about me I’ve sung on stage in the Royal Albert Hall in front of 4,000 people

Favourite media Social through my mobile Last book read The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly Top three priorities for the year Giving all our clients an unfair advantage, continuing to build an incredible team of diverse talent, innovation and collaboration across our integrated offering

Best thing about my job The brilliant people in

our business

Worst thing about my job I’d always choose to spend twice as much time with the work as I can in any role