Carmen Bekker

Management Partner & European Marketing Director at J. Walter Thompson

London, United Kingdom

About me

Carmen Bekker is a Management Partner at J Walter Thompson and sits on the European Leadership Team. She leads the marketing and business development function across Europe, driving the growth agenda across JWT's group of companies. Carmen also continues to lead global client relationships having worked with Debenhams, Nestle, Unilever, Qatar Airways, AVON and Coty.

Carmen is Co-Chair of the IPA New Business and Marketing group which serves as the voice of new business and marketing excellence.

With over 15 years experience, Carmen began her career in the marketing team of Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts, before moving to Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney and then London where has worked with and led clients including Visa Europe across 26 markets, Proctor & Gamble Olay Europe, Club 18-30, Toyota and Lexus.

Carmen is an Australian who has been living and working in London for over 10 years.

Skills

Sector Experience

Chocolate, Bars, Candies, Chewing-Gum

People I worked with

Arno Salters

Director

Caviar Films Los Angeles

Jason Berry

Creative Director

Wunderman Thompson UK

Gill Watson

Marketing Manager

J. Walter Thompson London

Craig Hunt

Creative Director

Wunderman Thompson UK

James Humphreys

Creative Director

Wunderman Thompson UK

My Work

SEE ALL WORK

Matchmakers Idents

BRAND:

Quality Street

AGENCY:

J. Walter Thompson London

Positions

Management Partner & European Marketing Director

J. Walter Thompson London (JWT London)

January 2015 - Present (9 years 11 months)

Description

Management Partner J Walter Thompson London
European Leadership Team

Co-Chair IPA New Business and Marketing Group

Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)

May 2014 - Present (10 years 7 months)

Description

The IPA New Business and Marketing Group serves as the voice of new business and marketing excellence. The group actively promotes best practice and works together to help raise the standards of professionalism and the understanding and perception of this key agency discipline, to campaign on issues relating to pitches and other agency selection processes.

European Marketing Director and Business Leader

JWT

Belgium

February 2014 - Present (10 years 10 months)

Description

Driving growth agenda across Europe, Marketing Strategy, B2B Marketing Campaigns, Lead Generation, Business Development, Revenue Delivery, Pitching, Client Relationships.

Marketing Director and Managing Partner

JWT

Belgium

October 2011 - February 2014 (2 years 4 months)

Description

Marketing Strategy, B2B Marketing Campaigns, Lead Generation, Business Development, Revenue Delivery, Pitching, Client Relationships. UK, Europe and Global.

Board Director

Voice of a Woman

November 2012 - July 2013 (8 months)

Description

Voice of a Woman is a non-profit organisation created to inspire and empower women and girls - to make a difference in communities locally and globally.