Mark Given

Originally from Northern Ireland, Mark graduated with a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering. After a long chat with a Brand Manager at a recruitment fair he decided to turn his back on the construction industry and started with P&G as Asst. Brand Manager. In a 9 year career with P&G he rose through the ranks working on Pringles & Crest. Working both in the UK and Switzerland.
Mark joined Scottish & Newcastle 6 weeks before the company got bought by Heineken. At Heineken he was responsible for the mainstream brands including Foster and John Smith. He was responsible for developing the Good Call campaign, Fosters comedy sponsorship and the return of Alan Partridge as well as the return of Peter Kay on John Smiths.
At the start of 2012 Mark joined O2 as Head of Sponsorship and headed O2's range of entertainment and sport sponsorship deals.
Mark joined Sainsbury’s in 2013 initially responsible for all the advertising output landing a number of award winning Christmas campaigns.