Fearless. Truthful. Unexpected.

Ben combines his Managing Partner duties with a keen interest in the agency’s strategic thinking. He is a great believer that consumer-led insight is the key to unlocking standout work for clients. As a result, every piece of work produced by Keko London is informed by these insights, applied with a real-world sensitivity.

Ben’s career started at international consulting firm Foolproof working with clients in NYC, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Paris – which also gave him a global perspective on HNWIs. A move to JWT, the home of planning, saw him build global advertising strategies for Nokia, HSBC and Shell. His subsequent role at Imagination gave him valuable experience in the world of branding and design, before he set up Keko London in 2013.

When he’s not thinking about work, Ben is thinking (very occasionally) about keeping fit.

Brigitte founded Keko London in 2013, with Bentley as its inaugural client, and still believes strongly in helping to guide the company from her Frankfurt HQ. A Masters Degree in Business Administration has given her a career-long fascination with marketing and strategic consulting.

She worked at TBWA Frankfurt, Lowe & Partners and Michael Conrad, before becoming a member of the board at Leo Burnett. In 2001, Brigitte joined the Klaus E. Küster advertising agency as Managing Director. She became owner of the agency in 2009 – renaming it Kemper Kommunikation. Porsche AG was the main client. Others include: Porsche Design, Merck Millipore, Schüco, MHP Consulting, Telis Finanz, Heraeus, Bosch, UKM, GS1, Brose, Würth, VDMA and Claas. In 2011, she founded Keko Singapore for Porsche Asia Pacific, before opening the Keko London office.

Brigitte would love to have some hobbies, she’s just too busy.

Flick is the Client Services Director across all accounts at Keko London and believes in a close and open working partnership between client and agency.

Having begun her career at King & Tuke, a boutique start-up agency in Clerkenwell, she worked across diverse accounts, from Santander Private Banking and QBE Specialist Business Insurance, to Plan International and the London Transport Museum. Her next move was into the automotive world, working on Volkswagen and Lamborghini at Adam & Eve DDB. Here, she joined the John Lewis Christmas team and helped produce the 2013 Christmas campaign, The Bear & The Hare.

In her spare time, Flick swaps the challenge of her job for challenges of her own making, including the Three Peaks in 2016, and the Corsican GR20 in 2017. Her next plan is Kayaking through the wilds of either Norway or Sweden.

Chris is eminently qualified in his role at Keko London. For the past 16 years, he headed up marketing at the HSBC Group, reshaping it into a truly global function and leading a team of over 1,000 people. As CMO, and member of the HSBC Group Management Board for the past 7 years, his accomplishments include the iconic ‘air-bridge’ advertising programme, and being an original architect of ‘The World’s Local Bank’ positioning.

Prior to this Chris worked in advertising, spending most of his career as Group Director at Saatchi & Saatchi, where he was responsible for clients including Mars, P&G and some infamous work for Club 18-30. He finished his time in advertising as a strategic planner in NYC, where he enjoyed the start of the first dot com boom and the end of the New York Mad Men era (ask him, he has some pretty colourful stories).

When not busy planning his new portfolio lifestyle, Chris likes to maintain his ‘life balance’ by playing chess (mind), coaching rugby (body) and painting (spirit).

Prash heads up the strategy team here at Keko London. Prash made his debut into strategic planning at Karamarama, where he worked on integrated campaigns running across TV, OOH, print, social, digital experiential and, CRM. After that he moved to the world’s biggest PR agency, Edelman. Here he was responsible for developing global campaigns, embedding planning across practices and providing strategic leadership across their communications consultancy.

Prash’s strengths lie in integrated campaign strategy, advising clients across the customer journey, working closely with creative, building teams and fostering a positive working culture.

A selection of the brands he’s worked with include: Age UK, ASICS, BBC, Geneva Motor Show, Heineken, Honda, HP, Microsoft, Nintendo, Porsche, Siemens, Unilever and Xbox.

In his spare time, if he’s not running around after his son, he’s running around after a football.

Emma is Senior Account Director for the global side of the Bentley business. She was one of the first employees of the newly founded Keko London in 2013. Emma initially joined as Ben Whattam’s PA but rapidly outgrew the role. She took naturally to being given important client service responsibilities. Her belief in being meticulous across single every aspect of her work has made her invaluable to the company, and the clients.

Between 2008 and 2011, Emma studied Geography at Bristol University. Following graduation, she worked as a Scuba Diving Instructor in Central America for five months, before returning to London to work in events, specialising in catering and hospitality.

On Friday after work, she is inevitably first to encourage the opening of a bottle of prosecco – something she also performs with meticulous attention to detail.

Mark has joined Keko London after more than thirteen years’ experience working in and around the world of CRM. During that time, he’s seen the days of bulk-and-blast email sends evolve into data-driven, customer-centric ecosystems. He is a progressive practitioner and now has a firm belief that the future of our industry is data shaped. That’s why he’s here at Keko London.

Before joining the agency he was employed client-side at Canon, and proved himself instrumental on the ‘Live for the Story’ brand repositioning, and its supporting CRM strategy. His career has also seen him work closely with a diverse group of progressive thinking clients, including Samsung and Waterstones.

When his mind isn’t strategically wired, he’s focused on collecting – and obsessively hoards – trainers, books, instruments, and vinyl records. In fact, “he’s gonna need a bigger house”.

Claire leads brand planning at Keko for the global Bentley Motors account. In the past, she has worked with both challenger brands and household names, including RBS, Vodafone, Shell, Alexander McQueen, Gucci, Mars Inc, PepsiCo, Dove and Compare the Market, helping to reposition them, to define their purpose and to promote their products.

A modern brand planner at modern agency, Claire’s experience isn’t so much ‘T-shaped’ as star-shaped. She is able to join the dots between brand development, consumer research, social strategy, and comms planning.

As a former England rower, Claire’s ethos – to gain a competitive advantage – is applied with no less passion to her client’s business. These days, she can mostly be found Triathlon training and enjoying London restaurants, though she recognises that one doesn’t necessarily help the other.

Kirstie is one of the shining new lights in the Keko London creative department. She originally started her career as Ben’s PA, but a comprehensive range of creative skills inevitably empowered her discipline change. She believes passionately in always challenging herself and, in doing so, she produces thinking that challenges our clients, too.

Before arriving in London in 2014 from the land of bagpipes and whisky, Kirstie studied Fine Art at Edinburgh University, interned in Global Marketing at Winsor & Newton and was artist-in-residence at The Edinburgh Academy. Other skills include painting (pictures and walls), making tea (properly, like they do in Yorkshire) and IT (self-taught).

Outside the slanting walls of Keko HQ, Kirstie spends as much time as possible elbow deep in charcoal and exploring/getting lost in London.

With a strong belief in using customer data alongside psychological theory, Chris combines a credible technology foundation with the ability to build relationships at all levels.

For more than 15 years, he has delivered frictionless, relevant and contextual customer experiences. He has led the development of a wide range of projects for brands such as HSBC, Shell and Rimmel, covering everything from mobile apps to global websites. From systems architecture to customer experience strategy and the delivery of strategic change, his work has taken him deep into the Financial Services, Automotive, FMCG, Communications, Hospitality and Retail sectors.

Outside the office, Chris is passionate about the outdoors, an avid mountain biker, he even visits it sometimes.

Hannah is Senior Account Director for the Regional side of the Bentley Motors business and believes in teamwork between agency and client through consistent communication.

Having begun her career at Bentley in the United States, she worked with the Sales and Marketing Teams, developing strong relationships with the Retailer Network. Hannah supported retailer vehicle orders, training and national events. Her next move was to New York City where she joined the global Cadillac Marketing Team. During her time at Cadillac, she was responsible for all consumer-facing experiences and global Partnerships. These ranged from test drive initiatives to collaborations and activations within the pillars of fashion, design and hospitality.

In her spare time, you can find Hannah exploring London’s vibrant markets. She enjoys cooking and yoga, as well as the occasional Netflix binge with a glass of wine.

Chester joined Keko London as Chief Dachshund in 2017, the latest move in a glittering career that has spanned almost six months.

Standing 0 ft 7 in his bare feet, his imposing presence is felt continually at Keko. Whether he’s sharing the benefits of his unique smell-based creative insight, or simply forcing junior members of staff to carry him, Chester is both respected and feared, throughout the office.

As one of London’s most prominent Dachshunds, Chester has long felt that his German ancestry could represent a kind of conceptual bridge between Keko London and its sister company in Frankfurt, Kemper Kommunikation. He is alone in this belief.

He is not only the definition of style and sophistication, but also of Keko’s internal philosophy of KeepVerging…always looking for what is next. He even has his own Instagram channel @MrChesterWBR.

Harry has joined Keko London as a Planner, where he is primarily working on Bentley. Harry’s prior role was as a Media Planner at Mindshare and Rocket PHD. During his time in Media, he has worked in both digital media and planning, working on a number of high profile accounts including: Nike, Porsche, Sega and UKTV

His experience in Media has taught him the importance of placing the user at the center of his work – a learning he brings to his role at Keko. Harry is excited to be gaining exposure to the creative process to establish a more holistic understanding of the industry.

In his spare time, you will find Harry in the kitchen rolling fresh pasta, making ice cream and baking sourdough bread.

Nina manages PR at Keko London, working primarily on Bentley, as well as looking after communications for the agency itself. She combines exquisite attention to detail and an eye for a story with a belief in a closely aligned and coherent PR, marketing and advertising strategy.

Nina joined Keko London from Boodles, where she was PR Executive. She has a fascination for all things creative, having completed a History of Art degree at Oxford Brookes University. After a short stint working for fashion magazines, she quickly progressed into the world of PR, making full use of her social media, copywriting, communications and creative skills.

Outside of work, Nina can frequently be found exploring London’s pubs. She is also an avid bookworm, taking the long route to work to get extra reading time on the morning bus.

Mark is a vastly experienced senior art director whose deep knowledge, and easy manner, equip him perfectly to help in the creation, crafting and delivery of Keko London’s diverse output. He believes that even quantity should be delivered with quality.

Graduating with a degree in graphic design, Mark’s career began in the design industry, then segwayed into the world of advertising as an award-winning art director and latterly, creative director. He worked across London’s leading agencies including Grey, Craik Jones and Publicis instigating work for BMW, Diageo, Unilever, Renault, EE and Land Rover. A raft of creative awards include D&AD, Cannes Lions, Eurobest and the DMA.

Outside the office, when not on his Triumph Bonneville, he’s up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed every Saturday morning at Putney School of Art honing his passion for screen printing.

Tim is the Financial Controller at Keko London, providing in-house accounting and financial business support. He works closely wth Ben and Brigitte, and strongly believes that his input and calculations are based firmly on fact – and uses data to back up his insights and projections.

He started his career in Finance at Hays Recruitment, before moving into a role as Financial Analyst at Virgin Media, which helped develop his skills in commercial modelling. Prior to Keko London, Tim spent six years as the Management Accountant at Coley Porter Bell in the Ogilvy & Mather Network, gaining invaluable understanding of the agency model.

If you’re looking for Tim out of office hours, you’ll find him – out of breath – at the 5-a-side football pitches in Wimbledon.

Georgie joined the global account team in 2015 and works across all areas of brand communications. She believes you should not only trust your instincts – but have the courage to act on them.

Georgie originally took an internship with Keko London, having completed a degree in Criminology. She was responsible for the migration of the entire Bentley Motors website, sparking a keen interest across all digital projects. She also has a passion for charity fundraising and, in collaboration with Amelia, has set up our own initiative ‘Keko Kares’ that raises money for local Soho charities and other worthwhile causes.

Outside of work, Georgie has successfully competed in numerous sporting activities, from equestrian events to rowing for her university at national level. She is now focusing on open-water swimming.

Lauren joined Keko London on a full-time basis after originally undertaking freelance work on Bentley’s CRM account, taking responsibility for the Aftersales and Pre-owned elements of the Bentley Motors business. She has a strong belief that to get the best out of everyone, everyone needs to be connected. And she provides that connection.

With nearly eight years of account management experience, she comes from a fully integrated background having worked across a number of sectors. Her list of previous clients include: Sky, Jaguar Land Rover, Genting Casinos, Sainsbury’s and Nails Inc.

When the work whistle blows on Friday evening, Lauren can be found following Arsenal Football Club (the only London team in her opinion) for all home and away fixtures. If there’s no game, she’ll be in one of the 100s of bars/pubs in Soho.

James runs jdubbya ltd. from within the Keko London studio, and provides a talented and tech-savvy creative resource whenever workflow demands it. James is a firm believer in the ethic of teamwork – something he excels at. And that Keko often benefits from.

He was previously Creative Partner at the start-up agency Superstructure® and Creative Group Head at This is BD, on the Coca-Cola GB, Cineworld and Nike Accounts. James has also plied his considerable talents at KLP Euro RSCG, Iris, Elvis and The Marketing Store. His knowledge of branding ID, retail design, interior design, shopper marketing and packaging disciplines is nothing short of encyclopaedic.

In his spare time, he divides his life between designing bikes, illustrating cars, family, drinking, eating and sleeping (the latter usually losing out to the others).

As Account Manager on Bentley Global, Maria is an essential part of the day-to-day running of the account. Even at the very busiest times, she believes in doing everything with a smile.

Maria graduated from Sheffield Hallam University with first-class honours in Marketing and Advertising, and went on to work at eg+, a content and production agency, managing global campaigns for Mercedes-Benz, Sony, and Intel across print, digital, TV and social media, before joining Keko London.

Outside work, she is obsessed with the TV show Friends and reached the top five in the UK in a Friends quiz, which made her day, her week, her month and even her year.

Andy joins the ranks of Keko London’s writers after three years at Deliveroo’s in-house creative studio, where he contributed to the company’s rapid growth from an initial team of just 30 people.

Having started out answering phones on the customer service desk, Andy went on to use the insights he’d gained there to develop campaigns in the creative team. He is now excited to take his skills to the next level with new challenges at Keko London. He follows a simple philosophy – never stop improving.

His spare time is spent writing screenplays, training too hard, and eating too much.

Lottie is the Office Manager at Keko London. She believes that if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing exceptionally well.

Like all Keko London employees though, there is more to Lottie than meets the eye. She originally studied Art Foundation at Oxford Brookes University, followed by an Executive PA Diploma course at Oxford Business and Media School before moving to London. After 7 years of working in the finance sector as a PA, she decided to take a break and move to Florence to study portraits. She’s now back in the heart of capital.

In her spare time, Lottie keeps up her drawing skills with regular commissions for portraits of both pets and people. She also loves the art of boxing.

Joe joined Keko London as an Account Executive with responsibilities across the Bentley Motors UK account. His belief that administrative talents – and his are formidable– should also be delivered with a real sense of passion for the business of advertising has seen him hit the ground running.

Joe graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in American and Canadian Studies. Having an educated background in creative literature and film has imbued Joe with a highly developed critical perspective that has already proved invaluable in the day-to-day creative agency process.

Outside of the office, Joe puts his enthusiasm for all things film into practice. He also runs an Instagram account for his dog Chewy…who currently has more followers than he does.

Laura joined Keko London as a Junior Planner after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a degree in History and Politics.

Within Keko London, Laura is responsible for thoroughly understanding our client’s brands, their audiences and their products. This knowledge enables her to compile strategic documents that advise our clients about how to position and communicate their brands to affluent audiences.

Outside the office, Laura can be found exploring the West End theatres (her favourite musical to date has to be Billy Elliot) or planning her next adventure. After trekking around South Asia recently, the next destination on her list is undoubtedly South America.

Matt joined Keko London to work as the Social Media Manager across Porsche GB, having developed a talent for automotive social media working on other well-known names including BMW and Land Rover.

Matt has always had a love of advertising, and he graduated from Kingston University with a degree in Marketing Management. He was drawn to social media as the medium where everything ‘breaks’ first, and is a firm believer that leading at social has a key role to play in strengthening all marketing activity.

When not refreshing his various feeds, Matt is discovering London via beer and burgers, and aims to travel further afield in 2019.

Naser has joined Keko London’s Bentley Middle East team as an Account Manager and brings with him eight years of experience, having worked in leading Middle East agencies as both Head of Copy and Associate Creative Director.

Naser comes from a fully integrated communications background, delivering creative and client relations services to automotive brands Mercedes-Benz, Peugeot, Kia and Mazda. Other brands Naser has worked on include St. Regis, Qatar Airways, Orange and IKEA.

With his Arabic fluency, deep insight and understanding of the Middle East culture, he is keen on delivering comprehensive client servicing to Bentley Middle East.

Outside of work, Naser enjoys watching and reviewing foreign films and documentaries. His guilty pleasure is building toy robots and Lego sets – he is, of course, just helping out his stepson.

Sophie joined Keko London as a Design Intern and soon secured a permanent position in the design team. She takes inspiration from print design and loves to explore different media to influence her creative approach – particularly letterpress, sign-writing and hand lettering.

After studying at the University of Leeds and then the University of Sydney, she graduated with an international degree in the history of art. She then spent several years working in studio management and administrative roles until, craving more creativity, she enrolled on a graphic design course at Shillington College. There, she was able to hone her technical skills and nurture her creativity – and now she explores her passion for design on a daily basis.

Always on the lookout for the next adventure, Sophie loves to travel and can usually be found exploring the great outdoors on a hike.

Wilf is now working as an Account Manager on the Bentley Motors Global account, where his belief in tackling his responsibilities with energy and enthusiasm have already started him on a rapid upward learning curve in the world of advertising.

Wilf graduated in 2016 with a degree in Psychology from the University of Sussex, before spending a ‘hands-on’ year learning about the business of wine production and marketing at wine company, Fine and Rare. He then cleared his head by travelling the world before joining Keko London in 2017.

When not in the office, Wilf can be found poring over prison documentaries trying to unravel the criminal mind, or planning his next global adventure.

Previously Global Art Director on Jaguar Land Rover, Samuel joins Keko London to explore new avenues in the automotive industry with Bentley and Porsche UK. His aim is to challenge conventions, grow solid relationships and inspire this tech savvy world with unique concepts that will be remembered. With a background in design, he brings a wide spectrum of skills to Keko, helping the agency to introduce new technology to its clients.

When he’s not working, he’s working on something else. To put it simply, he’s never not working. Whether that’s producing underground music in Ableton, experimenting with different cuisines in the kitchen or generating proactive content for his social platforms, Samuel has his mind set on constant progression throughout all areas of his life, not just his advertising career.

Tim joined the Keko London team as Account Executive for the Bentley Europe account. He believes creativity is the key asset for any agency wishing to thrive in the new marketing landscape.

Tim graduated from King’s College having studied Business Management with core modules in Marketing. Having previously worked in PR, he decided to follow his passion for marketing and advertising – which is how he found his way to us.

Outside the office, you’ll find Tim on a tennis court or a football pitch. But, whenever a long weekend arrives, he’ll be riding a motocross bike on the dirt roads of Southern France.

Josh an experienced Developer with a background in Quality Assurance. With the strong belief in clean code and straightforward processes, he handles the development across Keko London’s accounts.

Josh started off his career as an Apprentice Developer/QA at Iris, a multi-faceted agency after being selected through the IPA’s Creative Pioneers2 campaign. Across his career Josh has worked across many global brands such as BT, eBay and Samsung where he has developed systems and processes that reduce turnaround by as much as 60%.

Outside of work, if he’s not singing songs his little ones, he’s challenging himself to try something new or working on one of his personal projects.

Alice joins Keko London as a Senior Account Manager on the Bentley Motors Global account.

She began her career in Shoreditch, working on the Peugeot account with the BD Network before joining KHWS in Farringdon to work on ExxonMobil. Seeking international experience (and warmth), she moved to Singapore and soon found Keko’s office in Chinatown – working on the Pirelli, Metzeler and AFT Pharmaceutical accounts. Now back in London, she has found a new home still within the Keko family.

Outside of work, Alice is passionate about learning all things nutrition, and perfecting the handstand – something she will be trying to perfect for a while...

David joins Keko London as an Account Executive working on the Bentley Motors UK account.

Having graduated from Durham University with a degree in Psychology, David has keenly pursued his interest in the mechanisms and motivations behind consumers’ behaviour. He’s gained experience at a boutique executive search firm where he cut his teeth learning the strategic, structural and competitive changes in a plethora of industries.

A fair-weather friend of football and tennis, David has a dependable kick and a dangerous serve. On rainy days he can be found poring over cartoons from his favourite artists and creating his own – though he’s yet to share these with the office…

Jordan joins Keko as Ben’s PA, spending her days organising his diary and keeping him in check.

She brings a breadth of experience to the team, from working ski seasons in Val d’Isere and a summer season in Greece, to being a letting agent for Marsh & Parsons. Most recently, she has worked as an office manager for Winch Design, getting to know the inner workings of the superyacht, private aviation and architecture world.

Outside the walls of Keko HQ, Jordan loves to explore the fantastic restaurants London has to offer, and to plan her next vacation. And Jordan hasn’t let her phobia of spiders hold her back, having run the London Marathon and completed five sky dives.

Nora joins Keko London as an Account Executive working with Bentley Europe.

She is a recent graduate of University of Greenwich, where she studied Advertising and Marketing Communication.

Having gained experience in digital marketing and public relations in both the UK and Germany during her studies, Nora has developed a passion for working with clients within the creative industry. This naturally led her to Keko London, where her language skills enable her to work with the DACH market.

When she is not working in the most efficient German manner, Nora spends her time exploring the city, going to the theatre and visiting art fairs and exhibitions. She enjoys meeting up with friends for cocktails and discovering the latest food places, but also likes to wind down with the occasional yoga session.

Sam joined Keko in early 2019 as an integrated producer, leading the delivery of video, audio, print and digital projects across all clients.

He’s passionate about producing work that inspires emotion and moves people to action. Starting his career as a designer, he is a creative at heart – a guardian of the concept, and armed with a problem solving mind and an eye for detail. With five years’ experience in the industry, he continues to hone his craft in the fast-moving digital age and prides himself on his ability to produce high quality work quickly and efficiently.

Since the age of 14, he’s never been out of work. Not because he loves it, but because his parents never gave him pocket money – and videogames were expensive. In his spare time, he’s busy lapping up London culture, only to return to his south coast roots to recover.

Jack joins the Keko fold with a background in content creation and a master’s in advertising. Having written and produced for chart-topping podcasts and record-breaking YouTube channels, his work has generated millions of views, listens and downloads - experience that he’s bringing as part of Keko’s creative team.

Born, raised and educated in the South West, Jack can often be found escaping the city for pastures green, or arguing about the proper way to serve a cream tea. Sometimes both.

And it’s cream before jam, since you ask.

Dayo joins Keko as a film editor, doing what he does best: creating compelling and engaging video content.

A graduate from Kingston University with a degree in Media Technology, Dayo has worked extensively as a freelance filmmaker with the likes of Channel 4 and ITV for a number of years. Before Keko, he was at Havas as a videographer, working on Doombar, Carling, Beats by Dre and Aquafresh.

Outside of work Dayo likes to produce documentaries and short films, and to travel the world and collect rare sneakers.