Grant Duncan leads Spencer Stuart’s Marketing Officer Practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as the firm’s U.K. Technology, Communications & Media Practice. He brings more than 25 years as a senior leader in advertising, marketing and executive search to his role.
Before joining Spencer Stuart, Grant was a partner and the brand strategy leader at a boutique executive search firm specializing in the marketing services sector. Prior to that, he was at Publicis Group, where he rose from managing director to CEO of the agency’s U.K. operation. Grant led Publicis to the top five in the U.K. agency rankings; transformed it from an ad agency into a 450-person communications company spanning advertising, digital, CRM, publishing and design.
Grant’s 25 years in advertising also included senior roles and work on award-winning, market-defining campaigns at Collett Dickenson & Pearce, Gold Greenlees Trott and TBWA. He is past chairman of the communications industry charity NABS and of the Advertising Standards Authority’s advisory panel, and is a fellow of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and The Marketing Society.
Grant was educated at Dulwich College, holds an M.A. from St. Andrews University, and is a graduate of the INSEAD Advanced Management Programme. He speaks English, French and German.