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Tom Holmes

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Founder & Chairman at Creativebrief
📍 United Kingdom

Tom Holmes is the retired Founder and Chairman of Creativebrief, culminating a 40-year career in the advertising industry. He held senior roles at world-leading agencies, including WCRS, Saatchi & Saatchi, The Lowe Group, and as Executive Vice President of Grey Worldwide, shaping international advertising networks.

Since retiring, Tom looks forward to spending his time walking his dog and growing trees. He has demonstrated a commitment to education and philanthropy through his past role as a Trustee of the Rhodes University UK Trust. His interests include keeping up with current events via BBC News.

He co-founded and served as a Director of the Edinburgh International Marketing Festival.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Founder & Chairman
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Agency Intelligence
Founded Creativebrief to provide brands with impartial market intelligence and analysis on creative agencies, a topic central to his professional life for over 20 years.
Brand Innovation
His career focused on building global brands, and he continues to share thoughts on brand marketing strategies and innovations, such as the Barbie movie's marketing.
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Career

Work history

Founder & Chairman
Creativebrief
Executive Vice President
Grey Worldwide
11-1995 - 11-1997
International Development
The Lowe Group
International Business Director
Lowe Howard-Spink
Account Director
Saatchi & Saatchi
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Tom Holmes, Founder and Chairman of Creativebrief. Featured in Creativebrief
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A Fascinating Conversation with Tom Holmes – The Founder & Chairman of Creativebrief. Featured in WordPress Blog (zhjiwani)
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Education
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Rhodes University
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