Debbie Klein
Chief Executive
Debbie joined Saatchi & Saatchi as a Strategic Planner in 1993. She was promoted to the board of Saatchi & Saatchi in 1996 at the age of 27, and joined WCRS the following year.
In 2004, she became one of the Founding Partners of WCRS through the management buyout, and was promoted to Chief Executive in 2005. Debbie is author of “Women in Advertising: 10 years on” and has also recently held the position of President of WACL (Women in Advertising and Communications in London).
Will Orr
Managing Director
Will joined WCRS in 1997 as an Account Director leaving five years later as a Board Account Director.
Will then completed a full time MBA at Imperial College London. Despite WCRS funding it, Will was rude enough to leave (paying the money back of course). After a stint as Marketing Director of Leagas Delaney, Will escaped to Mother as a Senior Strategist.
In 2005 Will came home to WCRS as Managing Director.
In 1979 Robin helped found WCRS and 28 years on he still believes that advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on - WCRS being the most fun of all.
Though he has spent his whole career in advertising, Robin has always had a number of outside interests and for the last three years has been working on a study looking at the way the brain processes communications built on the latest learning from evolutionary psychology, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience.
Matthew Palmer
Executive Planning Director
Matthew Palmer began his career with BDH Manchester before joining Simons Palmer Clemmow Johnson where he was the lead planner on the pan-European Sony Playstation account, rekindling a teenage passion for computers and videogames, which hasn’t gone away since.
In 1998 he joined BBH, where he spent 8 years leading planning across clients including One2One, Boddingtons, X-Box, Sony Ericsson, Birdseye and Smirnoff Ice.
Matthew joined Saatchi & Saatchi London in 2006 as Head of Strategy before joining us as Executive Planning Director.
Matt Edwards
New Business Director
Matt began his career at Saatchi & Saatchi in 1994, joining as a graduate trainee and leaving 6 years later as a member of the agency board.
In 2000 he joined Lowe Lintas, and spent the next four years helping to develop award winning work for Stella Artois. Having been named a 'Face to Watch' by Campaign, Matt joined WCRS at the start of 2005. Matt is responsible for leading the agency's new business and marketing effort.
Leon Jaume
Executive Creative Director
Leon started his career in advertising as a copywriter, working at a number of top agencies before becoming the 14th member of staff at the brand new WCRS. Since then he has left twice but has always returned to the WCRS fold. He has been back for over 9 years, now as Executive Creative Director.
Leon has diminished his chances of straying again by becoming one of the Founding Partners in buying out the agency from Havas.
Yan Elliott
Creative Director
Luke began his career as a Graphic Designer, classically trained in Typography and Design. Yan has had more of a traditional life in advertising. Trained at Watford College, he went on to work at GGT, HHCL and Mother, where he and Luke teamed up. They have worked together for 10 years creating award winning work including Supernoodles, Orange, Kiss 100, Doctor Pepper and Coca-Cola. They were recently voted Number 1 in an Esquire magazine poll to find 'the most sought-after purveyors of original thought'.
Luke Williamson
Creative Director
Luke began his career as a Graphic Designer, classically trained in Typography and Design. Yan has had more of a traditional life in advertising. Trained at Watford College, he went on to work at GGT, HHCL and Mother, where he and Luke teamed up. They have worked together for 10 years creating award winning work including Supernoodles, Orange, Kiss 100, Doctor Pepper and Coca-Cola. They were recently voted Number 1 in an Esquire magazine poll to find 'the most sought-after purveyors of original thought'.