Ed Howarth

Deputy CEO & Chief Client Officer, OLIVER Agency

Having led UK, EMEA, and Global accounts, including the likes of Nissan, Canon, Ford, Barclays, the Guardian and various FMCG brands for both mid-sized agencies (TMW) and heavy hitters like WPP (Wunderman and JWT), Ed has acquired a unique skillset for navigating complexity at speed across a breadth of clients. It’s this experience that has set him up for his current position at OLIVER, where he works across some of the agencies’ largest accounts. It also led to him helping the agency land its first DMAs for Barclays and The Guardian in 2018.

With over 20 years of experience, eight of which have been spent at OLIVER, Ed has been named ‘star player’ in Campaign’s School Report, twice. He’s an expert in change-management and solution design, and creates true Marketing ecosystems that tie activities to outcomes, not just outputs, and get teams rallying behind only the most important, business changing, goals.