Founding Partners<\/h2>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n

\n

\n\n

\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n

\n

\n

\n Charles Vallance \n Chairman & Founding Partner<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Charles is a brand strategist who began his advertising apprenticeship at Burkitt\u2019s, working subsequently at BBH and WCRS. In 2002 he decided to start working for himself and, along with his three partners (Rooney Carruthers, Adrian Coleman and Ian Priest), set up VCCP. Their founding client was O2, to whom they are eternally grateful. Over the last two decades, Charles has worked on and, in some cases, helped launch a diverse range of brands including O2, ING, Hiscox, easyJet, Canon, Cadbury, Domino’s, Dyson, Nationwide, and Vitality.<\/p>\n

Outside of work Charles doggedly pursues a variety of sports including cricket, tennis, football, golf, shooting and snooker, all at a consistently low standard. Charles is a Trustee for both The Change Foundation and The Fred Foundation and is co-author of a book called The Branded Gentry.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n

\n

\n\n

\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n

\n

\n

\n Adrian Coleman \n Group CEO & Founding Partner<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Adrian started out as a client with Esso Petroleum before moving to the agency side. In 1986 Adrian began work at the below-the-line agency IMP and he then moved to Chime-owned HHCL in 1993. During his seven-year stint at HHCL the agency was named Agency of the Decade. In 2000 he moved to Chime-owned AMD, becoming its Chief Executive.<\/p>\n

On the 24th January 2002 Adrian co-founded VCCP around Charles Vallance\u2019s kitchen table where Vallance, Coleman, Carruthers and Priest were united by their desire to un-do the bad habits of big agencies. VCCP is now 16 years old and has grown from an agency of four to over 1100 people.<\/p>\n

Adrian is Co CEO of Chime Communications and is a member of the Marketing Society.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n

\n

\n \n

Partnership management<\/h2>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n

\n

\n\n

\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n Michael Sugden \n CEO<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Michael joined VCCP on its first day of business in 2002, becoming Managing Director in 2006 and CEO in 2012. In recent years VCCP has built itself a reputation for business transformation as evidenced by the likes of O2, comparethemarket.com, Macmillan, Nationwide and easyJet.<\/p>\n

VCCP has also been the UK\u2019s Agency of the Year four times in addition to topping the AAR\u2019s New Business league for the last 7 years running. The proudest part of Michael\u2019s career is being part of the team that has built VCCP from nothing to a 900 strong agency in 7 markets.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n Darren Bailes \n Executive Creative Director<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Darren started his career at WCRS creating award-winning work for Speedo, funny work for Butterkist, and launched Sega Dreamcast across Europe. He then moved to DDB London. But not for long. Next was a seven-year stint at Mother. Pimm’s, ITV Digital, PG Tips, Schweppes, Magic FM and Yellow Pages were all hits.
\u00a0
In 2008 Darren moved to be the creative lead of VCCP with the desire to create more famous and much loved advertising that populated culture.
\u00a0
VCCP’s comparethemarket.com launched in 2009 and is still the nation’s favourite campaign. He encouraged everyone to \u2018be more dog\u2019 for O2. Nationwide Building Society lets the nation speak about the issues that matter most with our \u2018Spoken word\u2019 work. And more recently he\u2019s put Cadbury back in the nations hearts with \u2018there\u2019s a glass & a half in everyone\u2019. The Cadbury work is rolling out around the world to great effect.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n Maggie Frost \n Group CFO<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Maggie qualified at KPMG whilst working on advertising clients. She left KPMG to join a privately owned agency called Clark & Taylor Plc as its Finance Director where she stayed for eight years until the agency was sold to AMV\/BBDO. Following that, Maggie joined Chime as Finance Director of its advertising and marketing services division, AMS. She then moved to VCCP in 2006 as joint Finance Director when the company had 200 employees.

In July 2012 Maggie became Group CFO and now oversees all things Financial, HR, Legal, Facilities and IT as well as overseeing the finances of VCCP\u2019s International offices.

Maggie is a Fellow of the IPA and is Honorary Treasurer of the IPA. She spends any spare time playing Candy Crush much to the disgust of her 6 year old daughter!<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n Michael Lee \n Chief Strategy Officer<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Michael joined VCCP in 2003 as its 26th employee after a varied previous life working in the music industry and for The Football Association. He was lead strategist for some of VCCP\u2019s most famous award-winning government advertising for the Department of Health (Sexual Health) and Home Office (anti-binge drinking), and carved an outstanding new business record including pitch wins for Hiscox Insurance, Hyundai and easyJet. He was appointed Head of Planning in 2008 and helped VCCP secure its first ever Agency of the Year title in 2009, for Marketing magazine.<\/p>\n

In October 2012, after a brief stint at AMV BBDO, he was lured back to VCCP as our Executive Planning Director, with strategic responsibility across the entire VCCP Partnership. Michael works across a number of accounts including Canon, TfL and easyJet, playing a key role in easyJet\u2019s commercial transformation which led to the Marketing Society awarding easyJet a record 5 prizes including Brand of the Year and Long-Term Marketing Excellence.

He has a degree in Social and Political Sciences from Cambridge University.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n David Boscawen \n Group Managing Director<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

David started out in advertising at Young and Rubicam, working on accounts such as Heinz Baked Beans, British Gas, Smirnoff, Royal Navy & Royal Marines Recruitment and Legal and General. After seven years he went to McCann-Erickson where he became a Managing Partner of the London office for nine years and won and ran clients such as Esso, Bacardi, Coca-Cola and the Irish Tourist Board, as well as working on Nestle, CGU and Bacardi.

He then joined Lowe worldwide for five years, where he was the Global Business Director on Nokia and Electrolux before joining VCCP, where he is the Group Managing Director. He is married and has three teenage children.

David went to the University of Durham where he studied Greek & Roman Civilisation, Russian Studies and Anthropology.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n Stephanie Brimacombe \n Group CMO<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Stephanie started her career in headhunting, before moving into the Marketing and PR industry in 2003, specialising in the travel and lifestyle sector for six year. In 2010 Steph raced to the North Pole, becoming the fastest woman to have ever done so whilst raising \u00a350,000 for Mencap. It was on this trip that she met Michael Sugden, CEO, VCCP Partnership and Andrew Peake, CEO, VCCP London.\u00a0

Steph joined VCCP in late 2010 as Marketing and New Business director. VCCP was Marketing magazine\u2019s Agency of the Year in 2011 and topped the industry\u2019s most in-demand agency rankings for seven years. Steph now sits on the VCCP Partnership management team as Group Chief Marketing Officer and is Group MD of it\u2019s parent company Chime. She also sits on numerous boards including PR firm Good Relations, the sports marketing agency CSM and The Marketing Society.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n Peter Polster \n International COO<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Peter graduated with an MBA in his native Vienna and has worked ever since in the communications industry, mostly on the agency side.

He is a true cosmopolite who has lived and worked in Vienna, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Paris and London where he managed numerous global and pan-European brands.

Not least because of his background, he has a great knowledge of what it takes to succeed as a brand when crossing borders and transcending cultures while being relevant to local markets.

Peter joined VCCP in 2004 and is responsible for the international business of the agency.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n

\n\n

\n \n

\n \n \n \n <\/picture>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n

\n Julian Douglas \n Vice-Chairman<\/span> <\/h3>\n \n

\n

Julian Douglas, or Dougie as he is better known, is the Vice Chairman of the VCCP Partnership. He joined the agency in 2008, having previously worked at WCRS, BBH, TBWA, and Grey London twice. With over 20 years experience, he has created some of the world\u2019s most successful campaigns, both in the UK and internationally, for brands including Audi, Lynx, O2 Telefonica, Domino’s, Nationwide and Shell.

He holds a BA and MA from Jesus College, Oxford, an MBA from Warwick Business School and is a Fellow and Council Member of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising. As the Chair of the IPA’s Talent Leadership Group, he originated Advertising Unlocked, the annual joint industry open-day welcoming thousands of young people into the industry from right across the UK.

Outside of advertising, he is a Founder of Lucky Voice, the UK’s premier chain of karaoke bars and online karaoke. His latest venture is Parent Pool, a social enterprise on a mission to transform the childcare market through collaborative parenting.

Dougie was awarded 2018 Account Person of the Year by Campaign Magazine.<\/p> <\/div>\n \n
\nNotice<\/b>: Undefined index: button-url in \/data\/www\/vccp-dev\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-blocks\/classes\/class-blocks.php(1389) : eval()’d code<\/b> on line 31<\/b>
\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n

See our awards