Always a media girl at heart, Pippa joined DMB&B’s media department in 1990 after graduating from Manchester University where her final year dissertation was entitled ‘Women In Advertising’.After 2 years she left to join media specialist Initiative Media to delve into the wonderful world of washing powder working on Persil. In her eight years there, she rose to be Board director working on the Unilever portfolio, as well as playing an active role in New Business. In 2001 she joined independent agency BLM as Client Services Director. Acquired by the global communications group Havas. In 2008, Pippa became Managing Director of Arena Media (formally BLM) where she loved the challenge, pace and variety of her management role. Pippa Glucklich joined Starcom in February 2013 as Managing Director, eight months on Pippa became co – Chief Executive Officer for Starcom MediaVest Group – she is responsible for the strategic development of the business, as well as ensuring the highest standards of thinking, ideas and delivery across all clients. Outside of work, Pippa is chair of the NABS Big Bash – the single biggest fundraising event each year for the advertising industry’s charitable organisation, an active member of WACL, a member of the IPA Client Relationship Group and Facebook UK Client Council.