CONTACTS

Jason Atkinson has 16 years of international sales and marketing experience across both the financial services and fashion retailing sectors. Prior to joining the Russam GMS team in 2005 he spent eight years working for various life, pensions and banking institutions including Pearl Assurance and AMP. He has expertise in leveraging all aspects of the marketing mix and also a strong background in project & programme management, risk & compliance, governance and sales management. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Interim Management Association (IMA); a founding member of the Financial Promotions Action Group; and is involved in a number of other industry bodies and associations.

His previous roles include:

• Director of Marketing, Interactive Investor (www.iii.co.uk)
• Head of Corporate Brand & Communications, AMP UK Financial Services
• Project Director, AMP UK Financial Services
• Head of Marketing Services, Pearl Assurance
• Management consultant, AT Kearney & Partners
• Buyer and group marketing head, Neiman Marcus

Jason has an MBA degree from the University of Oxford, and a BA (Hons) in Marketing from The University of Texas. He is British but has lived and worked in both the US and Kenya. He enjoys teaching his two little boys how to hit a cricket ball and aspire to be the next Freddie Flintoff.

You can E-mail Jason Atkinson at Jason.Atkinson@russam-gms.co.uk