Advertising, marketing and PR

James Murphy, co-founder, Adam&EveDDB

The man behind some of the most legendary Christmas adverts – his Buster the boxer ad for John Lewis was one of the most shared of 2016, and he was also responsible for H&M’s epic four-minute Christmas film, directed by Wes Anderson. Murphy’s career began in the post room of an ad agency and he rose through the ranks at Ogilvy and RKCR before starting Adam&Eve in 2008. Last year, he opened an office in New York to serve one of his newest clients, Samsung.

• Ajaz Ahmed, 43, co-founder and CEO, AKQA • Karen Blackett, OBE, 45, chair,

MediaCom UK • Helen Calcraft, 49, founding partner,

Lucky Generals • Rita Clifton, CBE, 58, chair, Brandcap • Matthew Freud, 53, chief executive,

Freuds • Johnny Hornby, 49, founding partner,

The & Partnership • Craig Inglis, 48, customer director,

John Lewis • Annette King, CEO, Ogilvy & Mather

Group UK • Michelle McEttrick, group brand

director, Tesco • Sir Alan Parker, 60, founder,

Brunswick Group • Lindsay Pattison, 43, global CEO, Maxus • Roland Rudd, 55, co-founder and

chair, Finsbury • Syl Saller, 59, chief marketing officer,

Diageo PLC • Sir Martin Sorrell, 61, CEO, WPP Group