Jon Mason

Jon was previously co-owner and director of leading web design agency Clock. He advised senior management within clients on online strategy/deployment and delivered major award-winning websites, e-business and SMS/MMS projects for clients such as : -

• Abbey Business - Online brand consultancy, strategy and project management for new end user and introducer web sites.
• First National Online consultancy and strategy work. Also delivered intranet design and photo library for corporate marketing
• LeasePlan - (New Media Age Effectiveness Awards 2001 finalist) Online brand and communications strategy work which delivered new online Driver magazine, microsites for major corporate clients and internal knowledge management system for the Sales Team.
• Saracens RFC - (Zurich Premiership Rugby Site of the Year 2003 & 2004) Designed and project managed a new web site that brought a whole new level of interactivity to the fan base and to brought them closer to the team using web and mobile phone technology.

Before his time at Clock he was Senior Business and Market Development Manager at French telecoms giant Alcatel, delivering their first intranet in the UK and also in charge of the UK relationship with Cisco which saw Alcatel win UK Cisco Enterprise Partner of the Year in 1997.

Jon's role is centred on working on account and project direction working with senior management in clients as to strategy and direction with regards to web and mobile technologies and building brands online.

Rupert Killick

Previously Rupert worked for five years also at Clock. During his time there he rose to head up all technical strategy, project planning and resource management as their COO (Chief Operating Officer).

His experience has involved delivering bespoke web applications for major clients throughout the UK . He has particular specialisation in knowledge management and content management solutions.

Clients and projects included:-

• JD Wetherspoon - Development of new web site and e-commerce initiative to sell wine online
• Computacenter - Developing and deploying an intranet-wide 'Sales Knowledge Management' system
• Abbey Business - Development of main website and also partner web site for Introducers
• THINC - web site development and third party integration of financial planning tools
• Vinci PLC - Document Management System for major civil engineering projects

His role involves heading up project management and delivery whilst defining a more integrated approach to working with clients marketing departments, guiding them to understanding and exploration of new technologies to reach new customers and markets.

Neil Whitehead

Previously Neil was a board director at Rodney Fitch & Co, helping to build its fee revenue from £1.3 to £2.5 million. Prior to this, Neil was involved with Fitch Plc from 1984 to 1999, becoming a key figure in the company's success as part of the global board and the collective management team.

Throughout the years, Neil has been nominated for and won a number of the major awards organised by the design industry, including DBA Design Effectiveness Award (1989), D&AD Silver Award (1984), Design Week (1995), Design Week Environmental (1998) and Structured Steel Design Award (1999).

Neil has spoken at numerous conferences, talking on key industry issues for Marketing, Design Week and the Design Council. He has also appeared on several educational programmes on BBC2 and national TV across major European networks.

Neil's speciality is his ability to offer new insights and knowledgeable perspectives on prevalent issues and trends for the future of retail and leisure.