Hugh joined MullenLowe Global in 2008 after a twenty-year career with WPP in which he held leadership posts at two of its networks, JWT and Conquest. At JWT, he was Chief Financial Officer for both EMEA & Asia Pacific, and prior to this, he was Conquest’s Chief Financial & Operating Officer. Whilst at Conquest, he was based in both Turin and Paris, where he set up Conquest in Italy and then built the network in all other key European markets. Conquest was subsequently re-launched globally as Red Cell/United.

Hugh joined WPP in the late 80s, where he had a diverse portfolio of responsibilities, including oversight of its PR network, Hill & Knowlton and a number of market research and marketing services companies.

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Hugh began his career in finance and spent three years with Deloitte & Touche, specialising in corporate recovery.