Our Team

Simon Mellor, Managing Partner

Senior board level appointments with expertise in CEO and FD appointments

Contact Simon at simon@mellorpartnership.com

Simon’s career

Saatchi & Saatchi plc - An 18 year career working alongside Maurice and Charles Saatchi, becoming a key member of the team devising the company’s growth strategy, and a director of the parent company.

  • Director of Corporate Development - Saatchi & Saatchi plc
  • Chief Executive - Saatchi’s UK Affiliate Group
  • Commercial Director - Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising Worldwide

Blenheim Group - Group Commercial Director
The Mellor Partnership, founded 1996

Simon’s experience

  • Profitably running and directing operations
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Formation of joint-ventures and start-ups
  • Strategic and business planning in the advertising, marketing services and media sectors worldwide
  • Financial management of agencies.

Jason Esfandiary, Partner

Senior management appointments with expertise in working with planners at all levels.

Contact Jason at jason@mellorpartnership.com

Jason’s career

ORC (formerly Gordon Simmons Research)

  • Senior supervisor - international qualitative and quantitative research
  • Market research executive

The Mellor Partnership

  • Nine years experience in the Marketing and Communications sector

Jason’s experience

  • Specialist advertising search consultant - placing middle and senior level account handling, planning and financial professionals
  • Extensive market research experience - qualitative and quantitative
  • Specialist in executive search - Strategic Marketeers, Brand Consultants, Account, Media and Visual Planners
  • Active member of the Account Planning Group (APG)

Paul North, Consultant

Senior and Middle management appointments with expertise in planners and account management.

Contact Paul at paul@mellorpartnership.com

Paul’s career

Clear Channel International

  • Client Services Manager. Clients included: - Nestlé, Mars, Columbia TriStar, Buena Vista International, Paramount Home Entertainment, EMI, Virgin Music and media agencies such as Mindshare, Starcom Motive and CDP Media

The Mellor Partnership

  • Four years experience in the Media and Communications sector

Paul’s experience

  • Extensive client service experience across all industry sectors.
  • Specialist in executive search, account handling and planning, media strategy and media buying.

Jonathan Planner, Consultant

Senior – Mid level appointments in the digital sector, specialising in account management and planning.

Contact Jonathan at jonathan@mellorpartnership.com

Jonathan’s career

Periscope

  • Senior consultant running the digital business.

Prior to this Jonathan spent 25 years in the branding and communication sector, within agencies that created many of today’s most recognised international brands.

During his career he worked within the Saatchi network and Siegel & Gale, as European Business Development Director. He was Managing Director of Butcher & Gundersen and also The Gathering plc.

Jonathan’s experience

  • Managing a business at senior board level
  • Winning international clients, and international brands
  • Headhunting at senior level
  • Account Management
  • Strategic Consulting

Our Research Team

The first point of contact for many candidates, our research team supports the partners in identifying and talking to candidates on all search assignments.

Contact

Alex Hanks at alexh@mellorpartnership.com
Alex Crampton at alexc@mellorpartnership.com