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In collaboration with Keko Group’s CEO, Brigitte Kemper, Ben sets the strategic direction for the agency across all offices and clients. Working with the teams in London, Germany, Dubai, Washington DC and Singapore, he oversees every aspect of the business across brand, product & service, and personnel strategies. Ben is a great believer that consumer-led insight is the key to unlocking standout work for clients. As a result, every piece of work produced by Keko is informed by these insights, applied with a real-world sensitivity.

Ben’s career started at international consulting firm Foolproof working with clients in NYC, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Paris – which also gave him a global perspective on HNWIs. A move to JWT, the home of planning, saw him build global advertising strategies for Nokia, HSBC and Shell. His subsequent role at Imagination gave him valuable experience in the world of branding and design, before he set up Keko London – first as Managing Partner and now as COO.

When he’s not thinking about work, Ben is thinking (very occasionally) about keeping fit.

Brigitte founded Keko London in 2013, with Bentley as its inaugural client, and still believes strongly in helping to guide the company from her Frankfurt HQ. A Masters Degree in Business Administration has given her a career-long fascination with marketing and strategic consulting.

She worked at TBWA Frankfurt, Lowe & Partners and Michael Conrad, before becoming a member of the board at Leo Burnett. In 2001, Brigitte joined the Klaus E. Küster advertising agency as Managing Director. She became owner of the agency in 2009 – renaming it Kemper Kommunikation. Porsche AG was the main client. Others include: Porsche Design, Merck Millipore, Schüco, MHP Consulting, Telis Finanz, Heraeus, Bosch, UKM, GS1, Brose, Würth, VDMA and Claas. In 2011, she founded Keko Singapore for Porsche Asia Pacific, before opening the Keko London office.

Brigitte would love to have some hobbies, she’s just too busy.

Hywel brings a passion for brand building, team culture, and audience engagement to his leadership of the Keko Washington team.

Having started out in advertising in London at iris, he went on to lead global partnership strategy for the Movember Foundation, working with iconic brands across the spirits, consumer goods, fashion, and beauty sectors.

A move stateside facilitated a shift to the forefront of digital media. As a global account director at the Guardian in New York, Hywel oversaw the creation of content-led campaigns and events for brands and nonprofits. At Atlantic 57, the consulting and creative division of The Atlantic, he held business development, marketing, and client engagement roles, partnering with brands in the tech, finance, and non-profit space.

Hywel is an avid runner, audiophile, and cocktail connoisseur.

A Maryland native, Liz is an ambitious marketer who has spent most of her career in integrated agencies in New York City. Liz’s background grounded in new business acquisition as she moved to hybrid account and strategist roles, managing clients such as The Wall Street Journal, Chico’s FAS, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Pearson, and McCormick & Company.

She believes three key ingredients should fuel all initiatives: creativity, data, and technology. Helping brands crack the challenge of growing meaningful relationships with people is what she loves to do. Championing teamwork to inspire change is how she does it.

In her spare time, Liz loves interior design and helping friends find their inner feng shui voice. She loves flowers almost as much and is constantly working on her bouquet-making skills.

Caleb joins Keko DC in an Account Management role focused on the Americas Region side of the Bentley Motors business. Coming from a background in client management, Caleb understands the importance of consistent communication and strives to deliver that no matter the scope of the project.

Relationship building has been at the center of Caleb’s career in every role since graduating from Virginia Tech with Communications degree. After beginning his career supporting clients from a talent acquisition standpoint, Caleb shifted gears and joined the Hilton Honors corporate team in a strategic marketing support role. In his time at Hilton, Caleb supported the organization in partnership communication planning, B2B regional support, and benefit delivery amongst other initiatives dedicated to delivering brand loyalists the experience they had come to expect from over 100 years of service.

Now with Keko, Caleb is excited for the opportunity to team with the Bentley organization, to ensure that the brand delivers what their customers have come to expect with an eye to how they will evolve in the future.

As a lifelong Virginia native, Caleb loves spending weekends in the city, whether at Nats Park or golfing at East Potomac. In the colder months, he is always looking to find a weekend mountain getaway to snowboard and ski with friends.

Temi has joined Keko as an Account Manager for Electrify America, focusing on Social Media. Temi has a diverse background in brand marketing, creative strategy, and a lifelong love of all things creative. She previously worked for Square Inc, a financial technology company, supporting their operations, paid social planning, and the various products they offer their customers. She also worked as a brand marketer and liaison for product marketing and website management in the contingent workforce industry.

Temi enjoys journaling and creative writing in her spare time. She also enjoys volunteering and is a board member of Forward Incorporated, a non-profit based in Baltimore.

Teala has joined Keko Washington as a social media manager and is an all-around social media lover. She’s spent most of her career diving into the world of community management, content creation, and organic social strategy with companies like Kimberly-Clark and Johnson & Johnson.

Prior to joining Keko, Teala attended the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree and majored in Radio, TV & Film, which ultimately led to discovering her passion for social media and digital content.

As a Wisconsin native, you can find Teala out on the lakes fishing, kayaking, and enjoying other outdoor activities or walking her favorite black cat, Sabbath.

Adrian joins Keko Washington as an experienced marketer with a background steeped in digital communication, grassroots coalition building, and integrated campaign planning.

Born and raised inside the Beltway, he is a tactful communicator who has a deep understanding of how to balance data-driven insights with narrative storytelling to motivate audiences toward action. Adrian's strong relationships throughout the Washington, D.C.-based media, advocacy, and political communities afford him a unique perspective on both the issues affecting his clients and, importantly, how to resolve them.

He brings with him a wealth of experience leading accounts across the CPG, advocacy, and energy sectors. His work includes developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns for such organizations as Dole Food Company, Amnesty International, and Edison Electric Institute (EEI).

When he's not reading up on the latest consumer or advertising trends, you can find him–camera in hand–wandering the streets of D.C. trying to photograph the people and places comprising the unique and ever-changing cityscape that defines the nation's capital.

Claire joins Keko Washington as a marketing coordinator. A Cincinnati native, Claire holds an undergraduate degree from Miami University where she majored in fashion with a concentration in fashion marketing.

As a project manager, she is passionate about creative collaboration as well as productivity. Claire is excited for the opportunity to come together as a team to create projects that positively affect others.

When she’s not water coloring or on her quest to find the best bagel in DC, Claire is perfecting her lemon bar recipe.

Coming to Keko Washington from a full-service marketing agency with a roster of clients across diverse industries, Nicole knows the ins and outs of traditional and digital advertising. She also holds a master’s in sociolinguistics from Georgetown University, where she wrote her thesis about how a running joke in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is discursively achieved.

As a copywriter, Nicole channels the tone of voice unique to every client to ensure brand integrity across all communication touchpoints. While storytelling for brands, she’s also happy to answer questions like, “What’s the word for when…?”

If not wordsmithing, Nicole is likely watching the Philadelphia Eagles choke, noodling on a standup bit, traveling (and agonizing over how generic that sounds), or coercing herself to exercise.

Brandon joins Keko as senior designer for our Washington team. Over the past decade, Brandon has put his creativity to work as an art director and designer across a variety of mediums—from traditional print work to digital experiences, to developing products with brands such as Under Armour, Adidas, Nike, and New Balance. As design lead, Brandon seeks to create thoughtful and integrated experiences, services, and spaces that ladder up to greater impact.

Before joining Keko, Brandon worked as senior designer and art director for sportswear apparel distributor, DTLR/VILLA, where he focused on brand-partnership innovation, collateral design, marketing, and branding.

He is passionate about all things creative and urban culture, often lending his expertise to create product and social events with friends and family in his free time and adding to his unusually massive sneaker and hat collections.

Daniel joins Keko Washington as a junior designer and recent graduate of VCU’s design program. He is eager to get his hands dirty as a designer and is always looking for a challenge. With skills in brand design, illustration, UI, typography, and motion graphics, Daniel brings everything he can to the table at Keko. He’s keen to learn more and grow as a designer while pushing out quality work for our clients.

Before joining Keko, Daniel studied design in Richmond, VA. While in school, he worked multiple design internships, freelanced, and ran a small coffee company.

Daniel keeps up with the latest in design trends, skateboarding, and music to pull inspiration from the things he loves and bring them into his work.

Samantha comes to Keko Washington as a junior copywriter. She holds an undergraduate degree from Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) in Savannah, GA where she majored in advertising and branding with a concentration in copywriting, as well as minoring in industrial design.

When it comes to copywriting, Samantha loves to utilize a thesaurus and any other way she can find new and exciting ways to speak to a brand’s audience. If she isn’t writing, she loves to come up with new concepts and ideas.

A Louisiana native, Samantha is passionate about the correct pronunciation of New Orleans, food, and attempting to corral her two dogs. She also enjoys discussing business and innovative ideas with those who are willing to listen.

Maddy joins Keko Washington as a finance manager. A Pennsylvania native, Maddy completed her undergraduate degree at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. During her studies, Maddy worked with businesses and industries of all sizes while interning at a local bookkeeping and accounting firm.

Upon moving to D.C., Maddy joined a local think tank as a staff accountant, placing emphasis on process improvement and implementation, attention to detail, and crafting the perfect Excel spreadsheet.

When she’s not hiking or going on road trips, Maddy loves to curl up on the couch with her cat and the latest true crime documentary.