TBG Appoints Rick Sareen as Non-Executive Director

(PRWEB) August 10, 2006 -- TBG London, the digital marketing agency, today announces it has appointed Rick Sareen to the position of its first non-executive director. He joins Simon Mansell, TBG’s founder and managing director, on TBG’s board.

Rick has over 25 years experience in advertising and marketing, and has worked at a number of agencies including Lowe Howard-Spink and Y&R, both companies for which he was a member of the board. In 1998 he co-founded his own digital media buying agency, Media21, which was subsequently bought by Grey through its Beyond Interactive network, where he held the post of Chairman and European Director. He was also heavily involved in achieving flat-rate internet connection in the UK through lobbying at governmental level. Most recently he has been a consultant on projects for BT, Vodafone and Channel 4.

Rick Sareen said: “TBG is an agency with great potential and I’m excited to be joining it as it begins to expand in 2006. It is perfectly placed to take advantage of developments in the online marketing industry, as it provides a full-service offering while having the energy and focus of a start-up. I’m looking forward to working with Simon and the rest of the company to develop and advise on TBG’s plans for the next year.”

Simon Mansell commented: “I’m delighted to welcome Rick to TBG. He brings a vast amount of knowledge and insight to what is still a young, growing company. The appointment of such an experienced industry figure marks the first step in our strategy of developing our senior management team throughout this year.”
About TBG

TBG is a full-service digital marketing agency that provides creative, strategy, media planning and technology services for a variety of blue chip clients. Simon Mansell, TBG's Managing Director, founded the agency in 2001. Since then the company has grown its billings to £4m, winning clients including Experian, Abbey, and The Ritz. Simon Mansell was awarded Media Week's "Young Media Person of the Year" award in November 2005.