INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR - MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

After a career in advertising and publishing, Colin founded KLP Group in 1970, which became a global marketing services organisation with Colin Lloyd as its Chief Executive. In 1983 KLP Group PLC became the first company in the promotion-marketing sector to become listed on the London Stock Exchange operating 35 subsidiaries in 12 countries. In 1990 KLP Group was acquired by the French advertising group RSCG and Colin was appointed to the board as President - Marketing Services Worldwide and Chairman of its UK operations.

In 1993 he was appointed Chief Executive of the Direct Marketing Association (UK) (www.dma.org.uk), the trade association for the UK Direct Marketing industry. Under his leadership the DMA grew to be the largest trade association in its sector in Europe. He jointly founded the International Federation of Direct Marketing Associations (www.ifdma.org), representing DMA's globally and was appointed the organisations first President. At the same time he was appointed Vice President of the Federation of Direct Marketing (FEDMA) the European representative body for direct marketing.

In 1999 he was appointed the DMA's first President. He stood down from this position in 2001.

Colin is a former Director of the Advertising Standards Board of Finance, a former Council member of the Advertising Association and a founding board member of Alliance for Electronic Business and former board director of the National Newspapers Mail Order Protection Scheme.

He is non-executive Chairman of two AIM listed companies and an NED of two private companies. In 2006 he was appointed as Chairman of the Fundraising Standards Board, the self-regulatory body for the UK charity sector

During his career Colin has received a number of industry awards: Fellow of CAM, Fellow of the ISP, Roll of Honour of the MAA, Roll of Honour DMA

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