Claire Fenner, CEO & Partner, Atomic 212

Claire is currently CEO & Partner of Atomic 212°, Australia’s leading independent agency. The agency has quadrupled in size over the period from 2019 to 2023 and has 160 staff across 4 offices: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Darwin. Under Claire’s leadership, the agency has won pitches for some amazing brands including: Origin, Bupa, BHP, BMW, Lendlease, Salesforce, Beyond Blue and Spirit of Tasmania.  Claire is a natural leader with an empathetic, humble approach to leadership that has helped to foster the agency’s strong culture.

Prior to joining Atomic 212° to establish the agency’s full-service media offering in 2014, Claire was leading the Woolworths account as Business Director at Carat in Sydney. Claire began her career at boutique media agency Cut Above Media (later part of 303 Lowe), where she honed her media planning/buying and account management skills.

Claire is an honest, open and passionate person who prides herself on seeing people grow under her leadership, building genuine relationships with her team and her clients and helping drive improvements in marketing effectiveness.

Claire Fenner headshot Sept

NOMINATIONS FOR 2027 ARE OPEN!

The Marketing Academy Australia 2027 Scholarship is a free development program for the best emerging leaders in the Marketing, Advertising, Communication and Media industries in Australia. It’s a highly selective program with a rigorous selection process that starts with a nomination.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 2026 ARE OPEN

Applicants may apply to EITHER cohort regardless of country of residence, but must commit to attend both Residential dates & the Virtual day of their chosen cohort. Attendance is mandatory and a condition of acceptance onto the program.

We'll keep you updated on
The Scholarship

Register interest for The Scholarship

We'll keep you updated on
The Global Fellowship

Register interest for The Global Fellowship