Jess Burley

London, UK

Global CEO m/SIX & Partner The&Partnership

m/SIX

Biography

Jess Burley has over 20 years' experience in media, working previously as the Group MD of Hearst in the UK. She joined m/SIX (the WPP joint venture between The&Partnership and Groupm) as Global CEO in May 2010 and is also Chairman of AllTogetherNow, The&Partnership's content agency.

Jess is currently a Non-Executive Director at UK Mail plc and Quarto plc and previously held Non-Executive roles at Jacques Vert plc and TalkTalk Telecom plc.

With a passion for helping young people, Jess is a Trustee of Get Connected, the young person's charity supporting 13-24 year olds.

Jess Burley’s Newsfeed

m/SIX and The&Partnership launches APAC office in Sydney; Mindshare’s Kevin Rooney joins as CEO

The international advertising network The&Partnership and its global media company m/SIX has today announced the opening of its APAC main hub in Sydney, Australia. Says Jess Burley, global CEO of m/SIX: “We’re really excited to establish this new regional APAC hub for m/SIX in Sydney. There is a great opportunity to continue our growth in the region..."

When m/Six Met The Mix at Rich Mix

The whole media agency took a day out to generate ideas for the young people’s support charity...The day began with presentations from Chris Martin, CEO of The Mix and Jess Burley, Global Chief Executive of m/SIX, a Trustee of The Mix, in which they explained the aims of the charity and how it helps young people.

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Jess Burley’s Background

m/SIX

Global CEO m/SIX & Partner The&Partnership

May 2010 - Present

London, UK

m/Six is a joint venture between GroupM – the UK’s No.1 media network and CHI & Partners the UK’s No.1 independent creative agency. We offer our clients the very best creative in the market.

National Magazine Company

Managing Director

Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

London, UK

The National Magazine Company, the publisher of magazines such as Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Jessica was also responsible for the company’s internet division, Hearst Digital, network of 22 websites.

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Other Business Interests

Quarto

Non Executive Director

Feb 2014 - Present

London, UK

The Quarto Group makes and sells great books that entertain, educate and enrich the lives of adults and children around the world.

UK Mail PLC

Non Executive Director

Sep 2012 - Present

Slough, UK

UK Mail, formerly known as Business post, is a private postal service company in the UK, which has competed with the Royal Mail in collection and distribution of mail since the deregulation of the postal service in January 2006. Its distribution network delivers mail to local Royal Mail sorting offices for last-mile delivery through downstream access.

Jacques Vert PLC

Non Executive Director

Oct 2009 - Jan 2012

London, UK

Jacques Vert Group Ltd is a British fashion house and womanswear concession retailer. Jacques Vert Group is in over 470 outlets in the UK, Europe and Canada and has nine brands including: Windsmoor, Kaliko, Jacques Vert, Precis Petite, Planet, Minuet Petite, Alexon, Eastex and Dash.

TalkTalk Group

Non Executive Director

Jan 2010 - Nov 2010

London, UK

TalkTalk is the UK’s leading value for money consumer and B2B telecoms provider. Their mission is to deliver affordable, reliable, simple and fair services for everyone.

Audit Bureau of Circulations

Director

Jan 2007 - Feb 2010

London, UK

ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations), the industry body for media measurement. The Board includes representatives from advertisers, media agencies, media owners and trade bodies. They represent the differing interests of the media industry and meet regularly to agree new standards for industry data and processes and agree the strategy for ABC as an organisation.

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Jess Burley’s Education

University of the West of England

BA Hons, English Literature & Theatre Arts

1984 - 1987