LONDON BRAND - Key Persons


Damian Neave

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director
Damian has been the creative guardian of LBC almost from its inception. Damian has a strong passion for what he creates and has loved design from a very young age. With that in mind he is always ready to try new things and push boundaries when given the chance. He has a multidisciplinary design background and is no stranger to pitching, client liaison, art direction, press passing and presenting to clients.

Irina Shimanovskaya

Job Titles:
  • Client Directo R
  • Professional Branding Consultant
Irina is a professional branding consultant with more than 10 years of project management experience. Prior to joining London Brand in 2018 Irina worked with leading international branding agencies such as Identica, Interbrand, MTD, Landor. Her client experience covers France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

Laine Bernard

Job Titles:
  • Partner
Laine has owned and run branding agencies since 1996 and has worked with blue chip clients across Africa including MTN, Coca-Cola, Vodacom and BAT. Laine has been instrumental in the repositioning and re-branding of some of the top telecommunication players across the continent. His experienced covers many industry categories, including the Food and Beverage, Hospitality and Leisure, Pharmaceutical and Financial industries. Laine's expertise includes Branding and Communication Design, Brand Engagement, Interior Architectural Design, Advertising and Digital Design, Innovation and Change.

Maria Chugrova - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founder
  • International Brand Consultant
Maria is an international brand consultant with over 20 years experience of carefully guiding clients and their brands to achieve commercial success in crowded and highly competitive markets. Having worked at the leading brand agency Identica, Maria founded London Brand to offer the best of London based Strategic and Creative Services to international markets. Working in a virtual method Maria created a platform that was visionary in reflecting how we now do business today. The London Brand team are based around the world, coming together daily to develop world class branding.

Ron Cregan - Chief Strategy Officer

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Strategy Director
Ron Cregan Partner Ron's professional career encompasses some the leading agencies in the world, he started as Creative Director of Design House, Founded of the advertising agency CKMP Integtator, founded digital business LivingMap, and was Strategy Director of Identica. He also led the luxury agency Construct and agency of the year Navyblue.