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Management Team
Carver Media Group was founded in June 2003, by Elliot Carver and
Todd Freeman – two people who were working for the same company at the
time with a common interest who then proceed to work closely together in PR for the
next 2 years, before Todd unbundled his share of the business to Elliot who is
now
the sole owner. Our office in London includes more than 45 top-quality
account service professionals, in addition to the members of our
internal support teams. The majority of the account service personnel
have experience inside both corporate and agency environments, enabling
them to see situations from the client’s view as well as the agency’s.
More specifically, our staff members have held positions in a
comprehensive range of positions including:
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Marketing/public relations managers
inside technology companies |
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Marketing specialists within
financial firms |
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Newspaper reporters
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Broadcast journalists
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Freelance writers
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Account specialists, managers,
supervisors and vice presidents at other public relations
agencies |
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As a result of the staff's combined expertise, each Carver Media
Group client receives a global perspective that leads to specific
solutions for communications, marketing and product positioning
objectives.
Elliot Carver - Cheif
Executive Officer
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Stationed remotely from the
agency's London office, Elliot prefers to lead a life a
little slower paced than in the hustle and bustle of
London though remains very 'hands on' leads the company
and oversees Carver Media Group’s business development
efforts and growth plans.
Elliot successfully led the
company through significant organic growth and three
strategic acquisitions, one of which has been unbundled
to Citrix, Elliot’s proven leadership and operational
expertise are tremendous assets for the company as it
executes strategies for achieving ambitious growth
plans.
Prior to Carver Media Group,
Elliot was at Alfred McAlpine, joining in March 1999 as
an assistant to the regional director and holding
various positions, until becoming management in October
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Paul Simons - Sales
Manager
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Paul joined Carver Media Group
in 2009, from his post within Carver Media Group's
London office, Paul brings an impressive record of
commercial achievements and uses his 10 years of
communications experience to lead Carver Media Group's
efforts to stimulate brand awareness, leverage client
successes, and gain significant market share nationally.
Prior to joining Carver Media
Group in 2009, Paul was at Hobs Reprographics, since
January 2005. Prior to Hobs, Paul established himself as
an entrepreneur when in 1997 he founded his own sales
and customer services company which after seven highly
profitable years was the subject of an acquisition in
2004.
As well as building an
impressive portfolio in
PR, Paul has
found time to write a major new book for one of our high
profile clients, and has put his television skills to
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Andrea Wilson - Chief
Group Legal Council
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Cambridge University graduate
and former European Patent Attorney, Andrea moved to
Carver Media Group in 2005 from her legal background
with Slaughter and May and is responsible for the
oversight and growth of Carver Media Group's legal
department with efforts focused on strategic
transactions, including general legal operations,
advising on intellectual property issues and corporate
governance in addition to employment matters.
Andrea regularly works closely
with Slaughter & May law firm who rank in the top 5
of chambers. Andrea has been a regular speaker for the
English Law Society, Scottish Law Society, in addition
to a long history of involvement with community legal
advice, particularly with the Citizens Advice Bureau
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Kathy Smith - Accounts
Manager
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Kathy oversees the accounts and
In her more than 13 years in public relations Kathy has
represented an array of companies in spaces from
datacenter hardware and enterprise software to mobile
and wireless and consumer/lifestyle technology. Her
expertise is in working with emerging companies to
create awareness and establish a strong market position.
Prior to joining Carver Media
Group in 2004, Kathy was with International Business
Machines, where she started as an intern in 1995 and
gained early experience supporting some of the
technology industry’s pioneering arms of big blue. While
there she graduated to increasingly senior roles and
eventually managed a team of people responsible for
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Andrew Davies - Customer
Manager
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Andrew spent time first as an
Account Manager, extending his responsibilities to
Project Manager, and ultimately becoming Customer
Manager responsible for 40 staff. At Carver Media Group
Andrew takes responsibility for all aspects of
operational and project delivery, and leads management
team in formulating strategic and operational
objectives.
Andrew has a broad range of
expertise in various industries and vertical markets,
including security, network management, storage,
financial services, government, education and
healthcare. She also specializes in executing rapid
response to industry trends programs for numerous
clients. Overseeing cooperates ranging in size from
start-ups to multinationals and government markets.
Prior to joining Carver Media
Group in 2006, Andrew was a senior account executive.
During his prior employment, Andrew directed strategy
and message development, as well as coordinated media
and analyst relations with clients in the security,
e-learning, B2B and e-commerce space. |
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Management Team
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Carver Media Group
Floors 10-11
Level 33
25 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5LQ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 8443 577 731
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