Jim Kelly is the chairman of mcgarrybowen in London. 

Jim launched our offices in London and Dusseldorf, as well
as leading the acquisition of Steak Ltd, a digital media
agency in London.

A highly regarded agency manager and 35 year veteran of the UK advertising industry, Jim is most famous for being the founding partner of Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Young & Rubicam, now the 3rd largest creative agency in the UK. Kelly’s reputation in the advertising industry has been well documented. Campaign magazine described him as “a great nurturer of talent and an eloquent ambassador for advertising.” He holds a B.A. (Hons) PPE from Christ Church,Oxford University.

Ida is Managing Director at mcgarrybowen in London where she heads up the agency and is responsible for the day to day running and its future development. She also works on clients such as Uniqlo and Tetley Tea.

Before mcgarrybowen Ida was Deputy Managing Director at RKCR/Y&R where she worked on Marks & Spencer (‘This isn’t just food’, and ‘Twiggy and friends’ campaigns), M&S Money, COI Vehicle Crime Reduction, Virgin Trains, ghd and Visit London.

Angus and Paul oversee all creative output for the agency.

Angus and Paul have worked together as creative partners for over 12 years across numerous famous campaigns. Before joining mcgarrybowen, Angus and Paul spent four years as Creative Directors at Wieden + Kennedy London. As well as looking after COI, Yahoo! and parts of the Nokia business, they also worked on Nike and Honda.

At previous agencies AMV BBDO and Leo Burnett they worked on Guinness, Becks, Poptarts, Maltesers, Heinz and Flyte. As a team, they believe in working closely with clients to explore new ways of approaching work.

Some of the projects they are most proud of working on include a TV show for Nike, a Southbank auction of children’s art for The National Association of Children’s Hospices and creating the first TV ad shot entirely on a mobile phone for the COI.

Angus and Paul oversee all creative output for the agency.

Angus and Paul have worked together as creative partners for over 12 years across numerous famous campaigns. Before joining mcgarrybowen, Angus and Paul spent four years as Creative Directors at Wieden + Kennedy London. As well as looking after COI, Yahoo! and parts of the Nokia business, they also worked on Nike and Honda.

At previous agencies AMV BBDO and Leo Burnett they worked on Guinness, Becks, Poptarts, Maltesers, Heinz and Flyte. As a team, they believe in working closely with clients to explore new ways of approaching work.

Some of the projects they are most proud of working on include a TV show for Nike, a Southbank auction of children’s art for The National Association of Children’s Hospices and creating the first TV ad shot entirely on a mobile phone for the COI.