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Paul Birks-Hay

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President at Park & Battery
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Paul is a business leader with over 20 years of experience in creative and technology industries, skilled in leading mid-sized companies and building iconic brands. He is the President at Park & Battery, having previously served as Partner and President at Venables Bell & Partners and co-founded Hamsa, a fintech platform. He attended The University of Manchester.

While his public profile focuses on his extensive professional achievements, he has a strong interest in brand evolution and the intersection of technology and marketing, particularly within the fintech space. He has international experience, having worked in both the US and the UK.

Under his leadership, Venables Bell & Partners was named Breakthrough Agency of the Year by Adweek and won a Titanium Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions Festival.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
President
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Agency Leadership
Currently President at Park & Battery and former President at Venables Bell & Partners, he has a track record of scaling agencies and winning top industry awards.
Fintech Innovation
Co-founded and served as CMO for Hamsa, an AI-powered, blockchain-based banking infrastructure business, growing it to a $250M valuation in under five years.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
President
Park & Battery
2-2022
Chief Marketing Officer
Deluna Inc.
8-2021 - 8-2025
Chief Marketing Officer
Hamsa
8-2020 - 8-2021
Chief Brand and Partnership Officer
Hamsa
3-2015 - 7-2020
Partner and President
Venables Bell and Partners
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Birks-Hay Becomes President, Park & Battery, Focuses On Global .... Featured in MediaPost
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Park & Battery Names Paul Birks-Hay as President. Featured in Park & Battery (official website)
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Education
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Bryanston School
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The University of Manchester
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