Our Board

Tim Lefroy Chief Executive Tim joined the Advertising Association as its Chief Executive in May 2009.  He worked in marketing management at Cadbury and Gillette before agency-side, becoming CEO of Young and Rubicam in the UK.  His consulting work at Radical ranged from turnaround to privatisation with clients including Channel 4, GSK and the Ministry of Defence.

Andrew McGuinness Chairman and Partner at BMB Andrew McGuinness became Chairman of the Advertising Association in September 2009, succeeding Mark Lund. Andrew is a Partner at Beattie McGuinness Bungay. He started his career at JWT and in 1998 moved to Sydney to join M&C Saatchi as a Group Account Director. In February 2000, he came back to the UK to join TBWA\LONDON, where in June 2001 he was promoted to Managing Director. In October 2002, aged 32, Andrew was promoted to Chief Executive, leaving in May 2005 to become one of the founding partners of Beattie, McGuinness, Bungay Ltd.

Andrew Harrison, Chief Executive               RadioCentre 

Mike Hughes, Director General                    ISBA

Barry McIlheney, Chief Executive                Professional Publishers Association

David Newell, Director                                  Newsaper Society

Paul Bainsfair,  Director General                 Institute of Practitioners in Advertising

Chris Whitworth, Commercial Director        DAS

Mike Baker, Chief Executive Officer             Outdoor Media Centre

Chris Combemale, Executive Director          Direct Marketing Association

Guy Phillipson, Chief Executive                     Internet Advertising Bureau