Colin Fleming

Minutes after qualifying as an accountant with KPMG Dublin, Colin transferred into the world of media with a job as Finance Manager at Irish Independent Newspapers. In 2000, the bright lights of London beckoned and he joined BBDO, initially in a European role. Colin joined AMV BBDO in 2003 and was appointed Finance Director in January 2005. As well as managing the day-to-day finances of the business, Colin has helped guide the agency through the development of The Lab production facility, plays a key role in general business development and acts as the commercial interface with the agency’s clients. In January 2010 Colin was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Using his experience, Colin will share his views during the session on ‘the agencies speak: where and how do we assign costs?’ Question Colin on how agencies structure themselves financially, how best to work with agencies to create a true partnership and why agencies are successful with some organisations and not others?