Threepipe Appoints Ian Crammond as Chairman

Ian Crammond, previously Chairman and Chief Executive of advertising agency Crammond Dickens Lerner has joined the board of Threepipe as non Executive Chairman. Ian brings over thirty years experience to Threepipe having previously worked at agencies including Ogilvy & Mather and Allen Brady & Marsh for leading brands including Guinness, Pizza Hut and Brooke Bond. Ian will work alongside Threepipe founders Eddie May and Jim Hawker to further develop the Threepipe business.

Threepipe was established in April 2004 and currently works with clients including UMBRO, Hornby, Silver Cross, Scalextric, UK Online, xG Technology and Percussion Software. Threepipe creates and manages incisive, thoughtful and measurable communications programmes for brands across all key sectors. These programmes use a variety of non-traditional advertising methods including: sponsorship, media relations, product placement and event management.

Jim Hawker, co-founder, Threepipe: "Ian brings a wealth of talent and experience in not only running successful agencies but also in developing award winning campaigns for some of the world’s biggest brands. As well as helping us to grow the Threepipe business, Ian will also be on hand to advise our current clients."

Ian Crammond: "I have spent a great deal of my working life in companies with often quite a narrow view of what constitutes creativity and I am now particularly interested in helping talented people for whom creative thinking is a starting point, not an end in itself. As I’ve got to know and advised Threepipe over its first year I’ve been impressed by its thoughtful commitment to providing its clients with broad-based, intelligent, creative ideas that meet their communications needs. They deploy a range of communications tools beyond conventional advertising and the results are impressive. I’m very much looking forward to continuing to guide and help Jim and Eddie and their team grow the base of their business."

Eddie May, co-founder, Threepipe: "Our campaigns focus on finding the best way to engage with our clients customers, be they individuals, companies or institutions. Ian’s experience will widen our pool of senior experience in creating channels of communication."

As well as holding the non Executive Chairmanship of Threepipe, Ian runs his own creative consultancy, unlimited-uk.com, which advises brands within the drinks industry including Diageo.

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Note to Editors:
For biographies and photography of Ian Crammond, Eddie May and Jim Hawker, please contact:

Jim Hawker
Threepipe Communications
Tel: 0207 470 8830
E: jim@threepipe.co.uk