North of the River is where the magic happens
London is our HQ. In our riverside office you’ll find 380 talented people working with ambitious client partners.
We’re the lead strategic & creative agency for Suzuki, Starbucks, adidas Football, abrdn, Pizza Hut and Lloyd's of London. And we’re a specialist partner for NIVEA, Barclays, Pampers, Estée Lauder and Samsung, to name a few.
Our trophy cabinet takes pride of place in 10 Queen Street Place. We’ve been named one of Contagious’ Best & Bravest agencies and received accolades from Cannes, Creative Circle, One Show, Clios, Clio Sport, EPICA, LIA and Eurobest, amongst others.
Capabilities in
Advertising
B2B
Brand Strategy
Content & Social
CRM & Loyalty
Customer Experience
Data Science
Digital Performance Marketing
Digital Platforms & Services
Experiential
Innovation
Marketing Intelligence
Martech
PR & Influencer
Pricing
Retail
Sponsorships & Partnerships
Sports Marketing
Workforce Training
Capabilities in
Advertising
B2B
Brand Strategy
Content & Social
CRM & Loyalty
Customer Experience
Data Science
Digital Performance Marketing
Digital Platforms & Services
Experiential
Innovation
Marketing Intelligence
Martech
PR & Influencer
Pricing
Retail
Sponsorships & Partnerships
Sports Marketing
Workforce Training
Highlights
Recent work
Key people
Who we are
Claire Humphris
London CEOIris co-founder & employee No1. Claire leads the 400-strong Iris London office, overseeing new business activity, existing clients and operations. Outside of Iris, Claire runs around after her two little boys.
Amy Bryson
Chief Marketing OfficerAmy has spent 12 years leading some of our biggest accounts, including Starbucks, Suzuki, MINI and Philips. She is now the CMO of Iris London, focussing on our growth agenda and our mission to drive progress for our clients and the wider world. She also runs the Iris Climate Council.
Ian Bradbury
Chief Client OfficerIan joined Iris in 2005. An experienced leader who had partnered with many of our clients across different sectors including restaurants, finance, food & drink and FMCG.
Louis Balogun
Chief Operating OfficerLouis is our Operational Lead, managing the day-to-day running of the agency, he is responsible for the effective running of our creative, studio and production departments. Louis is also the head of our DE&I taskforce, ensuring we have a diverse, fair and equitable environment for all.
Anthony Abrahams
Managing DirectorSince joining the Samsung account in 2014, Anthony has driven the growth of the agency’s largest global client and now also looks after all technology clients within London. His success in building and motivating high performing teams is rooted in efficiency, productivity and accountability.
Ben Essen
Global Chief Strategy OfficerPassionate about building progressive brands and businesses, Ben is responsible for bringing together the diverse skills of over 100 creative, commercial and specialist strategists around the Iris network into one world-class strategy unit.
Harriet Shurville
Chief People OfficerHarriet’s role focuses on creating a progressive and forward-thinking people strategy, through our ‘For the forward’ proposition, to ensure best in class talent attraction and retention.
James Kilkenny
Global Commercial DirectorJames joined in 2014, he has done a number of roles in our finance department and is currently looking after the commercial performance and financial planning of our European agencies.
Grant Hunter
Global Executive Creative DirectorGrant is Iris' Global ECD based in London. During his time at Iris Grant has been the regional ECD for APAC and has led award-winning work for Iris' global clients including the London 2012 Mascots, Johnnie Walker, Adidas, Samsung and Starbucks. He's also the co-author of Newsjacking.
Shaun Mcllrath
Global Chief Creative OfficerShaun McIlrath is our Global Chief Creative Officer. Ranked in the world’s Top 10 Most Creative People in Advertising by Business Insider, he leads Iris’ creative output from London, across the local and global client base.
Chris Whitson
Global Head of StrategyChris leads the strategy team across the Iris network with nearly 25 years of experience. He is a true integrated strategist, passionate about helping brands put experience, purpose and participation at the heart of the business to create long lasting, commercially successful relationships between brands and their customers.
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