Paid Social Principle
Johnny is our in-house Paid Social Principal. Johnny joined MVF in 2014 and has been key to building internal expertise to scale and innovate across Meta platforms, TikTok and LinkedIn. His team regularly produce externally facing case studies with Meta, as well as collaborate with each Social partner to improve the advertiser experience through live streams & workshops.
Director of Marketing Innovation
Becky is Director of Marketing Innovation, responsible for lanching and scaling emerging channels. She built and now runs MVF’s in-house creative capability, powering the production of over 10,000 high-performing ad creatives per month across over 200 verticals and 40 marketing channels. Her teams have been recognised with multiple awards such as Best Use of Linkedin and Best Use of Video in the UK’s Paid Media Awards.
Head of Data
Adam joined in April 2024 as Head of Data. Prior to joining, Adam was Head of Data at FARFETCH, and has a background working in technology startups, data consulting and strategy consulting.
Direct of Operations (Product & Data)
Kate Thomas is the Group Operations Director at MVF, leading the Product and Data teams to unite commercial and technical efforts to innovate with customer data. Since joining MVF in 2013 as a Strategy Analyst, Kate advanced to Group Marketing Operations Director, focusing on category growth and client success. Previously, she worked in sales for a B2B events company. She is an OCM-accredited coach with expertise in strategic planning and cross-functional leadership.
Director of Brands
Matthew joined MVF in 2021 as Managing Director for MVF’s owned and operated brands. Previously he was Managing Director of Hitched, the UK’s largest wedding marketplace, which he led for five years before a successful sale to The Knot Worldwide. Matthew has worked in digital strategy and publishing roles for some of the UK’s best-known media brands at Haymarket, VNU, IPC Media and Immediate Media.
Director of Customer Engagement
James joined MVF in 2012 and was appointed Managing Director of Customer Engagement in 2022, a division that drives repeat engagement and greater lifetime value from MVF’s first-party customer base. James has led the integration of acquired businesses, creating new revenue streams for MVF, and now runs the B2B Newsletter division serving decision markers in the logistics, hospitality, healthcare and professional services sectors.
Director of Paid Marketing
Tom is MVF’s Paid Marketing Director, overseeing $100m annually on media. Tom joined MVF in 2012 as part of the Marketing Team. After working through 6 distinct roles in many parts of the business from sending email marketing campaigns, establishing MVF’s Conversion Rate Optimisation team as well as a stint as Operations Director.
Sales Director, B2C
David was appointed Global B2C Sales Director in 2022. Prior to MVF, David trained in Technology Transformation Sales at IBM and ran a business focused at improving young people’s routes into employment through apprenticeships, placements and graduate schemes.
Commercial Director, B2C RoW
Luke has been Commercial Director for the B2C Division since 2022 leading Sales, Operations, CRM and Marketing specialists. He joined MVF in 2019 as Head of Native Advertising and prior to MVF, he has worked in organisation across in affiliate, email and paid media.
Commercial Director, B2C US
Madelaine was appointed Commercial Director for B2B US in 2024. She joined MVF in 2016 in the Marketing team focussed on email marketing before leading the US Marketing Operations function in 2020. As an accredited OCM coach, Madelaine has expertise in building and developing teams across business functions, strategic planning, and performance marketing.
Sales Director, B2B
Samairah was appointed B2B Global Sales Director in 2021. She joined MVF in 2011, having held revenue-generating roles across the business. With over 13 years of expertise in lead generation, Samairah was recognised in Management Today’s Inspiring Women list in 2020 and nominated as “Best European Sales Director” by WISA in 2017. As an accredited OCM coach, she is dedicated to driving sales excellence and fostering a high-performance culture within MVF.
Commercial Director, B2B RoW
Joe took on the role of Commercial Director for B2B Rest of World in September 2023, leading and overseeing the team and strategy for all of MVF’s B2B activity outside of the US. He joined MVF in 2017 as part of the Marketing Operations team, from MARS, where he worked across different departments including brand marketing and supply chain logistics.
Commercial Director, B2B US
Thomaz is Managing Director of our B2B US Division. Thomaz joined MVF in 2012 and has worked on across the Marketing teams, building scaling our Paid Search and Marketing Operations functions. Under his leadership, the team has over doubled the Americas business in spite of the challenges of the pandemic and economic downturn, and they have continued to build out our Austin office, to enable even better service for our American clients.
General Counsel
Kristin joined MVF as General Counsel in 2024, heading up the legal and compliance functions. She joined following various legal leadership roles in the telecommunications and data analytics industries. Kristin is a dual qualified lawyer in New York and England & Wales and trained as a corporate lawyer at Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
Chief of Staff
Zippy joined in 2024 as Chief of Staff, with a focus on strategic and operational projects across MVF.
Prior to joining, Zippy held the position of Chief of Staff at a private equity backed digital marketplace and trained as a Strategy Consultant at Accenture, specialising in digital marketing and ecommerce.
Director of FP&A and Corporate Development
Akshay is Director of FP&A and Corporate Development at MVF. Prior to joining MVF, Akshay led Corporate Development at the FTSE 250 company Future plc, where he was responsible for acquisitions, disposals and integrations. He has successfully completed over 20 transactions across B2C and B2B media and marketing.
Earlier in his career, Akshay held investment banking positions at Morgan Stanley and Lazard, where he worked with a range of blue-chip and growth companies on M&A and capital markets transactions.
General Counsel
David est directeur commercial du groupe chez MVF. David a plus de 16 ans d’expérience dans la génération de leads. Avant de rejoindre MVF, il était directeur général de la marque B2B leader du secteur Approved Index, acquise par MVF en 2013.
Dans son précédent poste de directeur général de la division B2B de MVF, David a facilité un certain nombre d’acquisitions et d’intégrations de marques ainsi que supervisé l’expansion internationale.
Aujourd’hui, il utilise sa richesse de connaissances du secteur pour aider les équipes commerciales de MVF à générer une croissance durable.
Directeur des ressources humaines
Hugh is the Chief People Officer of MVF.
Previously Head of HR for Publicis Media UK based in London, partnering the CEO for the media practice agencies within the Publicis Groupe world, looking after a headcount of 2100+. Before that he was heading up HR for many of Publicis’ creative agencies in Australia.
Passionate about attracting, developing and retaining top talent through collaboration, inclusivity and innovation.
Hugh’s career background has made him very commercial while his personal background brings creativity to the role.
Chief Commercial Officer - B2B
David est directeur commercial du groupe chez MVF. David a plus de 16 ans d’expérience dans la génération de leads. Avant de rejoindre MVF, il était directeur général de la marque B2B leader du secteur Approved Index, acquise par MVF en 2013.
Dans son précédent poste de directeur général de la division B2B de MVF, David a facilité un certain nombre d’acquisitions et d’intégrations de marques ainsi que supervisé l’expansion internationale.
Aujourd’hui, il utilise sa richesse de connaissances du secteur pour aider les équipes commerciales de MVF à générer une croissance durable.
Chief Commercial Officer - B2C
Daniel a été l'un des premiers employés de la marque MVF Approved Index où il a occupé plusieurs postes de direction dans les ventes et le marketing. Il a rejoint MVF en 2009 où il a créé et dirigé plusieurs domaines de croissance clés de l'entreprise.
Daniel a créé et exécuté une structure et un processus de vente pouvant évoluer à l'échelle mondiale, et est responsable de la réalisation des objectifs de croissance de MVF ainsi que de l'alignement de tous les aspects de l'entreprise liés aux revenus.
directeur de la technologie
Mike a étudié la physique à Oxford, après quoi il a fondé plusieurs start-ups Internet, notamment un site de réseautage social et un service analysant les sentiments des vidéos en ligne. Son objectif en tant que CTO est simple : « Je veux faire de la technologie un énorme moteur de valeur pour MVF. Nous avons tellement de talent ici, donc les possibilités sont énormes ».
Président directeur général
Andrew a passé 15 ans à des postes de direction dans le secteur du marketing numérique, avec une expérience dans la constitution et la mise à l'échelle d'équipes de marketing à la performance très efficaces.
Avant de rejoindre MVF, Andrew a occupé un poste de direction chez NMPi, l'une des principales agences indépendantes de recherche, d'affichage et de performance du Royaume-Uni, où il a réussi à développer et à quitter l'entreprise via une vente commerciale à Incubeta.
Il a débuté sa carrière au sein du cabinet de conseil en stratégie chez Accenture où, pendant 12 ans, il a travaillé avec diverses entreprises de premier ordre dans les secteurs des télécommunications, des médias et du divertissement sur des missions de stratégie et de BPO.
Il est titulaire d'une maîtrise de l'Université d'Oxford et vit à Londres.
Directeur financier
En tant que directeur financier de MVF, Mike a aidé l'entreprise à atteindre l'une des croissances de revenus et de bénéfices les plus rapides parmi les entreprises britanniques. Il a rejoint MVF en 2016 après avoir occupé des postes chez INTO et PwC.
CEO MVF Global
Elizabeth est la directrice générale de MVF, définissant et mettant en œuvre la stratégie de l'entreprise. Elle dirige des sociétés de médias et de services d'information depuis plus de vingt ans. Elizabeth a dirigé avec succès la division B2B de la société Future plc, classée au FTSE 250, qui comprenait plus de 40 marques médiatiques fournissant du marketing de contenu, de l'édition et de la génération de leads. La division B2B a été la division à plus forte croissance chez Future plc au cours de l’exercice 22.
Previously Elizabeth was the Group Managing Director of Hyve plc, a
FTSE-listed global organiser of trade shows and B2B virtual events. At Hyve, she ran the largest division, spanning sectors from EdTech to Ecommerce to FoodTech as well as overseeing product development and digital strategy across the company.
Plus tôt dans sa carrière, Elizabeth a occupé le poste de directrice de l'exploitation de Stylus Media Group, une société privée d'études de marché, et a travaillé chez News Corp et Deutsche Bank.
