Location New York, United States, North America Regions East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
Roger Mavity’s original career was in advertising, and he ran his own advertising agency, Mavity Gilmore Jaume, for ten years. Clients of the agency included Burberry, Nestle, Minolta, Olivetti and Honda.
He then sold his business and joined Granada Group where he was Chief Executive of the Leisure Division and then Chief Executive of the
Technology Division.
While at Granada, he handled the communications for Granada’s successful takeover bid for Forte, still the largest hostile takeover in British commercial history.
After eleven years at Granada, he left to become Chairman of Citigate, the leading financial PR agency. In 2006, he was appointed Chief Executive of the Conran Group. After seven years at Conran he resigned in 2013, to concentrate on writing and photography.
He is co-author of ‘Life’s a Pitch’, a best-selling guide to presentation skills. His second book, ‘The Rule-Breaker’s Book of Business’, a refreshingly original take on how to build your career, was launched to critical acclaim last year. He is a trustee of The Photographers Gallery, has a Masters degree in photography from the University of Westminster, and his photographs have been exhibited in London, Paris, Ghent, Brussels and Amsterdam.
