Jonathan Gibbs – Account Director, Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR)

Jonathan is currently Account Director for Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR). He joined the branding and packaging design agency on the graduate scheme in 2008. During the last 5 years Jonathan has run a wide range of design projects across some of the biggest brands around the world, leading strategic and creative development for his clients. On a day to day basis Jonathan is responsible for a team of Account Managers who together have established long term relationships with key agency clients including Diageo, Unilever, AB InBev, Birds Eye, Kerry Foods, Premier Foods, Hain Daniels and AG Barr along the way.

His work has taken him around the world including being selected for a secondment in New York to establish jkr’s presence in the US as well as visiting Ghana to pick up a Diageo Marketing Brilliance Award. He also helped the agency win a DBA Effectiveness award with Molton Brown in 2009. Previously Jonathan has worked at Fujitsu Siemens and Zeus Technology in sales and marketing roles respectively.