John Farrell

John serves as a Non-Executive Director / Chairman for several advertising, media, marketing services businesses.

Previously, John was President and CEO of D’ Arcy Worldwide, one of the top ten global advertising and communication networks. He was President of the IMP (now ‘Arc’) European Network of Direct and Promotional Marketing Businesses. Most recently John was the Executive responsible for all of the Publicis Groupe Worldwide Specialised Agencies and Marketing Services (SAMS) with effect from the beginning of 2003.

John is the current Master of the Worshipful Company of Marketors, an Honorary President of the Institute of Sales Promotion, and a Founder Member of the Direct Marketing Association of Great Britain. He has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from Nottingham Trent University, where he is now Visiting Professor of Marketing.