Burkitt, Hugh

Hugh Burkitt is Chief Executive of The Marketing Society, where he has been responsible for introducing the Manifesto for Marketing, and the Marketing Leaders Programme for aspiring marketing directors. He began his own marketing career as a Unilever trainee at Birds Eye Foods and progressed via the Manchester Business School into advertising, founding the agency Burkitt Weinreich Bryant, and leaving as Chairman of Burkitt DDB. He is a trustee of Barnardo's and the Academy of Ancient Music.