KB49 - Key Persons


Andy Blackford

Andy Blackford has written and creatively directed award-winning campaigns for 20 years. Uniquely, he has achieved this across the board in advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing and specialist financial agencies.

Banjo Bray

Banjo Bray has been in digital marketing and technology for 15 years. At Citigroup he worked in business development, marketing and technology and was at the forefront of the bank's shift in focus from traditional to digital marketing.

Caroline Gillespie

Job Titles:
  • Account Director
Caroline Gillespie (Account Director) started her career at Publicis and worked on the relaunch of ASDA Price as well Perrier and Vittel mineral waters. She moved to Lowe Howard-Spink, working on COI business, and then on to DLKW where she ran the Nortel Networks account across Europe. From there she joined Walsh Trott Chick Smith as Board Account Director to work on The Independent, being part of the team that launched the first quality tabloid in the UK. Whilst at WTCS, she also worked on Ryvita, Interflora, Dairy Farmers of Britain, First Choice Holidays, Sainsbury's Bank and she ran the COI business.

Chris King

Chris King started out as a P&G client. And won his share of awards for big ad campaigns, but became better known as an early champion of what's now called ‘integrated communications'.

Donal Murray

Donal Murray. From Formula 1 to formula milk, Donal has worked with some of the world's biggest brands for both the UK and global markets. Following four years as a Creative Director at Publicis Dialog working on global spirits accounts including Courvoisier, Canadian Club and Beefeater Donal joins KB49 re-establishing a successful partnership forged with Andy at IMP London.