Holly Ripper

Holly Ripper is an experienced, progressive and entrepreneurial leader motivated by the transformational power of commercial creativity. She was appointed CEO of Havas London in 2025 following a decade at BBH London – where, as business lead, she helped drive the brand-led turnaround of Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, winning an IPA Effectiveness Grand Prix. In 2022, she was promoted to MD – a role in which she promised to 'make good things happen'. That she did: growing Tesco, retaining Ribena and shaping a new output of work with wins like Netflix and GIRLvsCANCER, as well as establishing BBH's upstream brand transformation offer and driving agility, growth and profitability across the agency. She is a member of the IPA Council, IPA Commercial Leadership Group and sits on the All In Gender Working Group, and is a BRiM sponsor.