Paul Chorlton
Chief Operating Officer @Love
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Operating Officer @Love
Born on a sunny day in Manchester, 2001, LOVE. is a 80+ strong creative agency and Certified B Corporation that specialises in delivering diverse, but complementary design-led solutions for global brands across brand strategy and design, identity design, packaging design, spaces, comms, immersive and activations. We See What You Won’t.
EDUCATION
All Saints Catholic High School
GCSE and A'Level
thePower
ThePowerMBA, MBA, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation & Digital Transformation
University of Lincoln
BA (Hons), Financial Services
SKILLS
ABOUT PAUL CHORLTON
In my role as the Financial Director at LOVE, I am focused on leading the financial and operational management of the internationally renowned creative agency, which counts prestigious global brands such as Haig Club, Johnnie Walker, Adidas, Under Armour, Haagen Dazs and Umbro as clients.Since joining in 2008, the agency tripled its fee income from £1.6m to in excess of £4.8m, and doubled staff numbers from 28 to 56. Responsible for sound financial management and profitability of the agency, LOVE. is now of enviable financial strength, reflecting the quality of its creativity with the management of the business.Recognising the upward trajectory of the agency and the potential for more global work, myself and fellow Board members appointed Trevor Cairns to the newly created role of LOVE. CEO in 2013. I now work alongside Trevor setting the long-term business strategy and looking at new ways to restructure the traditional agency fee model. The latter saw LOVE. take equity in start-up mobile phone company, UNSHACKLED.comI am also responsible for the operational side of the business, including IT, HR, legal and property, ensuring that the team has everything required, of the highest quality, to maintain and deliver creative excellence. In 2014, I was responsible for negotiating a lease on new premises and oversaw the agency move into a space fit for growth.A graduate from the University of Lincoln in Financial Services, and a Fellow of the ACCA. I have been working within the Creative sector since joining Staniforth in helping their growth, the restructure of its finances and objectives, leading to its acquisition by Omnicom in 2004, when I became Staniforth’s Financial Director.I have also been the organiser of The Manchester Ball since 2008, an annual fundraising dinner, for CEO’s, MD’s, business owners and professionals within Manchester. Since 2008 I have raised nearly for Manchester charities.
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