Steve Hatch

In his role as Facebook’s first Managing Director for Northern Europe, Steve manages all business operations in the region, with a focus on strengthening relationships with the business and marketing communities.
Since his appointment in March 2014, Steve has driven a fundamental evolution on the platform, namely the explosion of video consumption, and the commercialization of Instagram.
Prior to joining Facebook in 2014, Steve worked in Y&R, Omnicom and WPP where he spent 15 years, with his final role as CEO of MEC.
Steve Is a non-executive Director of Trinity Mirror PLC and is the Chair of the Confederation of British Industry Tech group.
His co-authored book, 'Rigorous Magic’, was published in 2007. Steve lives with his wife Sophie and their two children and, when time allows, follows his passions of movies, running, yoga and cooking. He would like to be a chef but isn’t good enough.