Andy Herbert

Head of Creative Services

About Andy

Andy joined Cogent in early 2009 with 21 years' experience in design, print management and production.

He brings a wealth of expertise to our Creative Services team and is responsible for delivering efficient and accurate workflow of all creative output, ensuring best use of technology and best practice procurement.

People

Cogent prides itself on its fantastic mix of people. Experienced client side marketers work alongside true agency strategists.

  • Alan GilmourHead of Strategy
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    Alan Gilmour

    Head of Strategy

    A vastly knowledgeable, innovative senior marketer with significant experience of developing effective marketing strategies in both the private and public sectors.

  • Andy HerbertHead of Creative Services
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    Andy Herbert

    Head of Creative Services

    Andy joined Cogent in early 2009 with 21 years' experience in design, print management and production.

  • Catherine OwenGroup Account Director
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    Catherine Owen

    Group Account Director

    An accomplished marketer who has worked across a range of sectors and disciplines.

  • Dan BurmanHead of Digital
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    Dan Burman

    Head of Digital

    With a background in both pure play and integrated agencies, Dan is experienced in all areas of the digital arena from digital strategy to multichannel implementation.

  • David JonesGroup Account Director
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    David Jones

    Group Account Director

    A commercially astute, highly experienced marketer with a varied background covering Finance, Sales, Marketing and Brand Management on a global scale.

  • Jonathan JessonHead of Business Development
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    Jonathan Jesson

    Head of Business Development

    Jonathan has spent more than 10 years in sales and marketing, gaining early commercial experience at Norwich Union and Yorkshire Post Newspapers.

  • Lee JacksonSenior Planner
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    Lee Jackson

    Senior Planner

    Lee’s role is to maximise the impact of communications through a core thought and effective use of both on and offline media channels.

  • Mark LindleyCreative Director
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    Mark Lindley

    Creative Director

    Mark Lindley's career in advertising spans more than twenty years at some of the UK's most creative regional agencies and includes a number of prestigious awards for both his above and below-the-line work.

  • Mike PhillipsonCEO
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    Mike Phillipson

    CEO

    Starting his career at Saatchi and Saatchi, Mike has gathered a wealth of agency and client-side experience, including heading up a start-up agency that grew to become a UK top 30 agency.

  • Mike RaynerStrategy Partner
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    Mike Rayner

    Strategy Partner

    'Classical' advertising education at some of the biggest and best London agencies from 1979 to 1997 (chronologically: Lowe Howard-Spink; BMP; CDP; DDB), working on major campaigns for Sony, Barclaycard, Toyota and Boots amongst others.

  • Penny BuckleyGroup Finance Director
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    Penny Buckley

    Group Finance Director

    Penny's background is as a Qualified Chartered Accountant in practice with a leading firm of Midlands accountants and is a past President of the Warwickshire Society of Chartered Accountants.

  • Richard PayneCreative Director
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    Richard Payne

    Creative Director

    After graduating from Stourbridge College of Art, where he studied Fine Art, Graphic Design and Advertising, Richard worked at a number of London based and regional agencies.

  • Stuart KendallStrategy Partner
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    Stuart Kendall

    Strategy Partner

    Graduating from Central School of Art in 1970, Stuart Kendall joined Young & Rubicam.

  • Tim GeareyHead of PR
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    Tim Gearey

    Head of PR

    Tim is an award-winning PR consultant with over 15 years’ experience in traditional media relations covering consumer, trade, CSR, social media as well as crisis management and internal communications.

  • Tim PileExecutive Chairman
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    Tim Pile

    Executive Chairman

    Leads the strategic direction of Cogent. Joined in 2006 with a career spanning both Client and Agency side.

  • Trevor MorphewGroup Account Director
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    Trevor Morphew

    Group Account Director

    Trevor joined Cogent Elliott after a career in London ad agencies that include Saatchi's, Y&R, WCRS, BMP. More recently, he was recruited by international agency Hakuhodo (the world's 4th largest agency and Dentsu's main rival), to run its UK office and to support a growing network of offices and clients across Europe.