About Us
What makes the perfect agency team? At Wardour it’s all about the skill and the will. We have put together a team of experts which is more than the sum of its parts.
Martin MacConnol
CEO
Claire Oldfield
Managing director
Richard Payn
Finance director
Ben Barrett
Creative director
James Cash
Agency managing editor
Tim Turner
Senior account director
Molly Bennett
Agency managing editor
Andrew Strange
Senior account director
Joe Gardiner
Head of digital
John Faulkner
Production director
Julian Thomas
Senior account director
Sarah Spare
Head of marketing
Richard Payn
Finance director
Cambridge engineering graduate Richard qualified as an accountant with KPMG in 1990 and moved into industry the following year, joining Aqualisa as Financial Controller. He worked at European Bakeries from 1998 to 2005 (becoming Financial Director in 2000) before joining Wardour in January 2006.
As FD he maintains the financial records of the company and produces management information to help with the effective running of the business. He is also Company Secretary. Although Richard is very much a numbers man, he thoroughly enjoys the creative atmosphere of Wardour.