Steve Foreman

Founder – Managing Director Steve founded Ad Ex back in 1998 after a sales career with 3 national newspapers, Capital Radio and in TV. He has grown the business over the past 3 decades to be one of top 5 independent media agencies in the UK, consistently appearing in Campaign magazine’s top 50 UK media […]
Connor Foreman

With a decade of experience in the media industry, Connor has cultivated an extensive knowledge of the advertising landscape, giving him a significant edge over many other young lads in the world of Advertising. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with a diverse array of brands, consistently seeking out the most cost-effective and high-performing opportunities. […]
Lynsey Tester

Since starting at Ad EX way back in 2003, Lynsey has now become part of the furniture. She has worked across many areas of the business.After some years working part-time doing accounts, Lynsey has now settled back into the routine of full-time and has taken on a much more varied role. From media orders to […]
James Beach

James originally studied Graphic Design at The London College of Printing in south London, while studying, he was offered a job at a top London Advertising Agency were he worked for over 4 years, before moving on to Publishing in 2001. Having worked with Steve Foreman for a number of years as a freelancer, he […]
Cheryl McGill

Cheryl has been in Finance for about 48 years and started working for Advertising Excellence in 2005 where she left in 2008 to help a friend start up their own Company. She then returned to work for Advertising Excellence in June 2011 to resume her position as Finance/Office Manager a role she really loves and […]
Rick Wadsworth

GROWTH CONSULTANT Rick is a Growth Consultant with a strong background in data, technology and commercial strategy. He’s worked across a number of high-growth businesses in different sectors, including WeBuyAnyCar and Modern Milkman, helping teams turn insight into scalable acquisition and revenue growth. Rick specialises in cutting through complexity, prioritising what actually moves the needle, […]
Phil Beal

Phil has worked in the media and promotions industries for about 25 years, working extensively in commercial radio branded content, station management and had a few years in TV. For the last 12 years, Phil has specialised in Promotional Marketing and Shopper promotions. Phil has years of experience and know-how to create, activate and manage […]
Sean Hammond

Sean has spent 14 years working in media starting with The Evening Standard and Metro newspapers before making his way to Express Newspapers via a short stint working on BBC Radio 5 Live. During a 12 year period at The Daily Express and Daily Star of which 6 years were served as Head of Classified, […]
Neil Leather

Neil joins Advertising Excellence with a wealth of media knowledge. He oversaw campaigns across News UK’s audio brands, including talkSPORT, Times Radio, Virgin Radio and the podcast portfolio. He led strategy and training initiatives at ClearChannel, the OOH & DOOH network. He has always specialised in partnering clients with effective marketing channels. This led to […]