RUSSELL PLACE
Chief Strategy Officer Universal McCann 

Russell has been in the ‘media’ business for over 18 years. He has spent a large amount of his career as the communications component within creative agencies – Saatchi & Saatchi and WCRS.

He joined Universal McCann in 2003 and he is now responsible for the overall direction of the agency and specifically the planning product.

He has significant experience working with kids’ brands including Capri-sun, Jammie Dodgers, V-Tech and Nickelodeon, and has won a number of industry awards for his work on SKY, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Autoglass and Bacardi.