Maria’s background is in operations, client services, and sales. During her 22 years in the business Maria has worked in Make, Activate and Create – spending the last 15 years within the agency, leading and growing key client accounts and our client services teams.

Now Co-Director, Maria’s role encompasses business operations, client services, and our screens proposition. Maria lives in Derbyshire with her husband and 15-year-old daughter, and enjoys countryside walks and the outdoors.

No, everyone is not creative – and that’s ok

No, everyone is not creative – and that’s ok ▶︎

Where do you stand in the great create debate? Maria Ottewell runs a 230-person strong creative agency without a single creative bone in her body. And that, she says, is fine.