Paul Knight

Incoming CEO of PHD UK. Current CEO, OmniGOV @ MG OMD

Working alongside HMG to position UK Government communications as a leader on the global stage, Paul leads a team of c.150 people servicing a portfolio up to 60 departments with a combined annual spend of c.£250 million. Paul is the driving force behind OmniGOV’s commitment to partnership, practice and performance with the ultimate ambition of improving campaign outcomes.

Paul has been with MG OMD for over 28 years and has worked in various roles including COO, Head of Retail and Deputy Head of Broadcast, whilst also representing the agency at the IPA. During this time the agency have been awarded Media Week’s Agency of the Year 4 times and Campaigns global agency of the year twice.

Paul has featured regularly in Campaign’s top 10 media suits and OmniGOV have been awarded agency team of the year by Campaign an incredible four times, including this year.

Also, this year OmniGOV have won many other awards including an IPA Effectiveness award and more recently the Grand Prix at Media week for NHS Blood & Transplant.