Niel Bornman

CEOPublicis Media UK

Niel oversees Publicis Media across the UK and Ireland as CEO. A digital entrepreneur at heart, Niel has a proven track record in building products and solutions that drive transformative growth for clients.

His incredible depth of knowledge and expertise is built on more than two decades in the industry. In early 2000’s, Niel led one of South Africa’s leading full service digital agencies, which later become part of Dentsu.

Since then, Niel has held numerous leadership roles across Dentsu and WPP, pioneering tech and data strategies both locally and globally for some of the world’s leading consumer brands such as Colgate, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Mercedes-Benz and Tesco.

An accomplished leader, Niel is committed to building diverse teams, galvanising them to collaborate and innovate to deliver meaningful solutions that drive client’s business growth.