• Declan Reddington - Managing Director

    Declan Reddington | Managing Director

    Having started the agency at the age of 28, Declan is now widely regarded as one of the leading young entrepreneurs in the media sector. AdConnection's rapid success has lead to the agency being named in The Sunday Times 'Virgin Fast Track 100' and on an individual level Declan's inclusion in the Who's Who if Britain's Business Elite 2008 and The Courvoisier/Observer 'Future 500' club. A passionate believer in achieveing the most competitive costs for his clients, Declan's dynamic approach and talismanic leadership has resulted in the agency's prolific growth to become one of the most talked about integrated full service media agencies in the UK. When Declan does manage to escape the media world, he can usually be found in the nearest discerning gig venue, air drumsticks in hand, checking out the numerous bands and artists that populate his widely eclectic ipod.

  • Catherine Becker - Deputy Managing Director

    Catherine Becker | Deputy Managing Director

    Catherine joined AdConnection having held senior roles in the big global agencies such as Zenith Optimedia, Y&R and JWT. She runs the agency with Declan and has built a strong planning and research team based on her marketing expertise and in depth knowledge of the fast moving media landscape. To date, Catherine has been the recipient of many industry awards including the coveted Campaign Magazine Media Awards for her work on Chip & Pin and The Media & Marketing Awards for Ford. Her passion for creative and standout media has lead to her developing the first scented poster for Del Monte and inventing the now ubiquitous Share Square site in newspapers.

  • Elliot Parkus - Media Director

    Elliot Parkus | Media Director

    Elliot brings almost 20 years of media experience to AdConnection, with the majority spent at Publicis Groupe media agencies Starcom MediaVest and Zenith Optimedia. He has worked on some of the UK's biggest media accounts, including BT, BMW, Mars Masterfoods, Scottish&Newcastle/Heineken UK, Premier Foods and Samsung. In 2009, he created and launched SMG Sports, a joint venture between Starcom MediaVest and Sports Revolution to provide sport led solutions to clients communications challenges. Outside of work Elliot is no stranger to pain and suffering as a lifelong Spurs supporter and season ticket holder.

  • Nick Baum - Client Services

    Nick Baum | Client Services

    Nick's media background spans both the media owner and media agency sides of the business. Starting out his media life at the Sunday Times he switched to the agency side, most recently working for West End agency Carat. Nick's generally an easy going chap apart from the odd occasion when he's mistaken for 80's comedy icon Russ Abbott.

  • Alan Williams - Director

    Alan Williams | Director

    Alan is a media buying old hand, having been in media for 10 years he now heads up the team at Radar, AdConnection's leading division in the mobile content sector. Alan relishes a challenge, in his spare time he can be found honing his skills on the golf course, his latest passion. He'll challenge you to a game, but be warned he's not very good.

  • Stephanie May - Account Director

    Stephanie May | Account Director

    Prior to joining AdConnection, Stephanie gained experience client side and at media agencies, as well as completing her chartered markerters qualifications. After a long day planning, she fine tunes here negotiations skills on her punchbag (leather, not human) or releases the daily stress on the dancefloor of ceroc classes around London.

  • Ed Feast - Media Manager

    Ed Feast | Media Manager

    When Ed told his parents that he had a proper job, his parents almost collapsed. Well after a degree in Jazz piano, the thought that the most his work life would amount to would be a lifetime sat in restaurants and late nights in bars - god only knows what they thought life as a piano player would have been like! Ed thinks that insight is great, but outsight's where it's at... and that people have been thinking outside the box for too long and have forgotten what's actually in it.

  • Zain Mughai - Finance Controller

    Zain Mughai | Finance Controller

    Having started out his accountancy career at Ford Retail, Zain soon moved into the media world to head up AdConnection's finance team. When not keeping a watchful eye over the agencies books, Zain can usually be found playing cricket, going on slightly ill advised road trips or spending time with his wife and three children.

  • Kim Armiger - Media Manager

    Kim Armiger | Media Manager

    Having arrived from the sales side of Saga Magazine, Kim has excelled though the ranks at AdConnection and is now an integral member of the TV planning and buying team. When not planning media, Kim is usually planning a social occasion of some description - the only key difference being that she rarely uses an excel spreadsheet or TGI data for the latter.

  • Martin Davie - Search Manager

    Martin Davie | Search Manager

    Martin joined AdConnection to provide ongoing management of our clients Search strategies. He graduated from Durham University and has spent the last 4 years honing his online marketing skills - managing email and search campaigns both client and agency side; most recently defining search strategies for a number of high-profile UK retailers. When he’s not developing search campaigns Martin can usually be found out on the cricket pitch or hacking his way around a golf course.

  • Magda Savage - Media Manager

    Magda Savage | Media Manager

    Magda is originally from Poland and now lives and works in London. As AdConnection's longest serving emplyee Magda has worked in almost every role that the company has offered. Now a media manager with 6 years media experience, Magda is the agency's authority on the burgeoning mobile and web 2.0 sectors. Away from the agency she's an enthusiastic and active traveler always looking for her next snowboarding or diving fix.

  • Tim Pearce - Media Manager

    Tim Pearce | Media Manager

    Having previously worked at IDS for a number of years on the media owner side, Tim brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge in the ever evolving TV marketplace as well as a wider understanding of the media landscape. When not plying his trade with our numerous clients, Tim is usually impressing with his thrown together jamie oliver-esque lunches and selections on the office Spotify playlist.

  • Shirley McGlynn - Business Development Manager

    Shirley McGlynn | Business Development Manager

    With a career to date encompassing numerous awards, 16 years at The Sunday Times, a stint on the other side of the pond at The New York Post and one of only a handful of people at News International to have had a one to one meeting with Rupert Murdoch, Shirley is part of an esteemed and very exclusive club. Now on the other side of the fence here at AdConnection, Shirley is the personification of positivity and progressive thinking at the agency. The perfect person to extol the virtues of AdConnection we think.

  • Lorraine Nolan - Media Executive

    Lorraine Nolan | Media Executive

    Lorraine has travelled extensively and has a broad range of experiences from surfing in Hawaii to haggling in the markets of Morocco. We're pleased to say that the only surfing she's doing these days is on the internet seeking new opportunities for clients, whilst her haggling is restricted to driving down advertising rates for clients.

  • Haamid Bokhari - Search Executive

    Haamid Bokhari | Search Executive

    Haamid, is a self-confessed "techie" having taken professional exams in search engine optimisation. He joins our growing online team having graduated in business and marketing. He previously worked at the COI.

  • Sadia Chaudry - Administration Assistant

    Sadia Chaudhry | Administration Assistant

    Sadia is a recent member to the team and brings a wealth of detailed skills. As well as supporting the team brilliantly at AdConnection she has also worked extensively fundraising with charities including Cancer Research, WWF and Action for Children.

  • Teresa Carty - Receptionist

    Teresa Carty | Receptionist

    Likely to be the first person you meet if you ever come down to our offices, Teresa arrived at AdConnection with a wealth of p.a and receptionist experience, an infectious laugh and (most importantly) an in depth knowledge on what makes the perfect vodka tonic.

  • Laura Thompson - PA

    Laura Thompson | PA