Johnny Hornby, founder, The&Partnership
Johnny began his career at agencies including Ogilvy, CDP and TBWA – where he was promoted to managing director and led a landslide-winning campaign for New Labour – before setting up CHI in 2001, with Simon Clemmow and Charles Inge
Today, CHI&Partners is the UK’s fastest-growing creative agency from this decade. It was the UK’s most-awarded independent agency at last year’s Cannes Lions, as well as being named Digital Agency of the Year at the Campaign BIG Awards – and features in the Sunday Times’ Top Track 250 and International Track 200 following expansion across Canada, the US and Europe.
In 2013 Johnny launched The&Partnership – a WPP-backed, cross-discipline communications group built for today’s complex industry landscape, comprising fifteen agencies and spanning four continents and 1,500 people.
Bringing together specialisms including creative, design, media planning and buying, content, social, PR, influencer marketing, experiential, data analytics and CRM, The&Partnership also leads bespoke new-model agency offerings for clients including News UK, the Wall Street Journal, TalkTalk, TELUS and Toyota.