Ian Priest

Ian graduated with a degree in Business Studies from Kingston University in 1985. He began his career at the leading below-the-line agency IMP, reaching board level before leaving to join HHCL and Partners in 1993, and becoming Managing Director in 2000. In January 2002, alongside his three partners, he founded VCCP which joined the Chime Group in 2005. He sits on the Executive Board of Chime and moved into their central team in 2010, heading up Chime Ventures before becoming Group COO of CSM in September 2013.

He is President of the IPA, the industry body for advertising agencies. He is also a non-Executive Director of a number of start-up businesses.