Claire Humphris
Iris
Her journey is one defined by her commitment to progressing an agency she founded, pushing conversations in the industry, and making a meaningful mark on the world around her. From leading the government campaigns around road safety and sexual health, to growing the agency globally as CMO, her appointment as London CEO as we came out of the COVID era was the change that everyone needed. Iris needed her sense of collaboration to bring our people back together as we moved to a new era of working. We needed her vision and dynamism as we moved to a new, more progressive agency proposition. We needed her focus as we all navigated a financially turbulent time whilst needing to grow and we looked for her commitment and courage as we focussed on the things that mattered most to our people, pushing participation, D,E&I and sustainability to the top of the agenda. Most of all we needed someone who would show empathy, heart and positivity. Someone who felt on everyone’s side. Someone who saw the whole person, not just the employee. For this award we thought the best people to tell you all about Claire are the many, many brilliant people who work with her. The people she makes smile and inspires forward every single day. (See video!)