Meet a few of the Team

Richard has over 20 years of experience of consulting in public relations industry. Before joining Metrica he worked in-house for the Royal College of General Practitioners after working for Saatchi and Saatchi’s PR agency, The Rowland Company. He joined Metrica in 1996 and has since built Metrica into an award winning world leader in PR measurement and consultancy.

With Metrica from its infancy, Paul developed many of the unique analysis techniques that have helped it become an industry leader. In particular he pioneered Metrica’s sophisticated reach and frequency and analysis systems and is the go-to person for making sense of complicated measurement conundrums.

Kristin joined Metrica in 2003 with a First Class honours degree in Marketing Communications from Greenwich University. Today she drives the agency’s business strategy and direction and, working closely with the Account Directors, aids the set up and running of accounts, making sure they run smoothly and share best practice.

What is your nickname?
Wadger

What is your guilty pleasure?
Come Dine with Me back to back Sunday marathon

If you were on Master Chef what would be your signature dish?
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca – Delizioso!

With a background in media monitoring and evaluation, Jason joined Metrica in 2007 and has responsibility for scoping bespoke media evaluation solutions. Jason’s experience of UK and International clients crosses a range of sectors and includes work with Sony Ericsson, Expedia, Red Bull, Ministry of Justice, HSBC and National Grid.

What is your most embarrassing track on your iPod?
Rabbit – Chas & Dave

If you were on Master Chef what would be your signature dish?
Stilton and Cider Soup

Have you got a claim to fame?
Yes, I was once in a film with Bill Paxton

Specialising in the technology, telecoms and utilities sectors, Gareth Owens has more than ten years experience working in media evaluation in both the UK and US. Heading up Metrica’s Technology and Utilities Team, he oversees a portfolio of global blue chip clients including Canon, eBay and O2.

What tune always gets you dancing?
“Groove is in the heart” Deee Lite

What is your favourite book?
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress – Robert A Heinlein

Who is your style icon?
Kryten from Red Dwarf

Paul joined Metrica in 2006 after completing a research Masters at University College Cork. Paul grew his experience as an account manager in the Technology & IT team, before moving across to head up Metrica’s Consumer team in the summer of 2008. Paul now oversees a portfolio of over thirty accounts for major UK and international brands, working on multi-market solutions for both mainstream and social media.

What is your favourite book?
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

What is your favourite film?
Officially The Shawshank Redemption, secretly it’s Point Break

What’s your favourite kids cartoon?
Transformers, can we bring it back please?

Richard joined Metrica in 2006 with over five years’ experience advising and consulting FTSE-100 level companies on their media monitoring and evaluation requirements. With specialisms in technology and financial services, Rich heads up Metrica’s client operations in the USA from our base in the heart of Silicon Valley, working with clients including AMD, Symantec, SanDisk and Adobe.

Catherine has worked in the media monitoring and evaluation industry for over 13 years, advising clients on how to get the best out of their service and how to be innovative with their communications strategies.  In recent years she has specialised in advising government departments/bodies and charities regarding best practice solutions.

What is your favourite book?
The Alchemist, Paul Coelho

Who is your style icon?
Audrey Hepburn

Where is your favourite place in London?
Going over Waterloo Bridge going North to South

As Account Director for the Financial and Professional Services, Jessica’s responsibilities include managing the team, as well as developing this business portfolio at Metrica.  She brings 10 years industry experience, and over 7 and a half years within the insurance industry.  Having worked with global and market leading brands from operational, client relationship and business development aspects she is able to draw on these experiences to support Metrica’s vision for growth and specialism in this sector.

Where is your favourite place in London/UK?
V&A art gallery or very early in the morning on Woolacombe beach

Who is your style icon?
CoCo Channel and Audrey Hepburn

What is your guilty pleasure?
Very bitter, dark chocolate

Working within the IT, telecoms and consumer electronics sector, Lucy has five years’ experience aligning PR strategy to measurable outputs. Working with a wide-ranging portfolio of clients including Adobe, Sony, Vodafone, Sony Ericsson and AMD, she is particularly interested in social media and the evaluation of its impact on brand reputation.

What tune always gets you dancing?
Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Have you got a claim to fame?
I once performed in a play at the Edinburgh Festival

What is your favourite YouTube video?
Inspired Bicycles – Danny MacAskill April 2009:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o

Andrew is an account manager at Metrica with specialties in technology, the energy sector and DCMS. Andrew is also a keen blogger with particular interest in social media and brand awareness.

Do you have a hidden talent?
I’m a music blogger and photographer

What is your favourite book?
Nick Hornby – High Fidelity

Have you got a claim to fame?
My great granddad was a famous rugby player

Andy is an Account Manager and has been with Metrica for approaching three years. Specialising in the technology sector and with expertise in the IT and telecommunications industries, he also contribute to Metrica’s social media activity

What tune always gets you dancing?
The Rat by The Walkmen

What is your favourite film?
The Graduate

Who would play you in a film?
Macaulay Culkin

Charlotte (Charlie) is an account manager on the Finance and Professional Services team. She provides evaluation consultancy across a range of finance and insurance clients and is also responsible for managing European-wide sourcing and evaluation for key accounts.

What is your favourite cocktail?
Martini

What is your favourite book?
Pride and Prejudice

What is your favourite film?
The Godfather or Shawshank Redemption

Eliot is an Austrian American living in the UK for almost five years, with experience in the PR, IT, Hospitality and water industry. He is currently an account manager on the consumer team with clients such as Nissan, Skype, Symantec, Cadbury, Jordan’s, Ryvita and InterContinental Hotels. Eliot focuses on providing actionable information and consultancy on public relations strategy, messaging, communications measurement, social media, crisis management and reputation management.

What is your favourite film?
Cliff Hanger…classic

If you were on Master Chef what would be your signature dish?
Pad Thai

What’s your favourite kids cartoon?
Inspector Gadget

Kate is an account manager specialising in charity and government accounts, but also working in the technology sector, she also has experience working within local government as well as the PR industry. Kate is particularly interested in helping charities benchmark within their industry and runs Metrica’s monthly Charity Radar report.

Where is your favourite place in London?
The South Bank, it has everything you need.

What is your most embarrassing track on your iPod?
I would say Michael Buble, but actually I’m very proud to say I have 4 of his albums!

What’s your favourite kids cartoon?
The Racoons!

Krysia is a new account manager for the Government and Charity team.  She has over 2 and half years experience in media analysis and is excited about using her skills and experience working alongside some of the UK’s leading charities.

If you were on Master Chef what would be your signature dish?
Sri Lankan curry and pancakes

What is your most embarrassing track on your iPod?
Michael Boulton – How Can We Be Lovers

What’s your favourite kids cartoon?
Sponge Bob Square Pants

With a background in training and development, Lea joined Durrants in 2008 as Web Trainer before moving to account management in 2010. Lea is responsible for ensuring client analysis requirements are carried out to successfully meets client evaluation objectives.

What is your guilty pleasure?
Cleaning …strange isn’t it!

If you were on Master Chef what would be your signature dish?
A Filipino breakfast

What is your favourite kids cartoon?
She-Ra

Maria is an Account Manager for the Technology team and has been working at Metrica since 2007. Her speciality is largely in consumer electronics, telecoms and online retail clients.

What is your most embarrassing track on your iPod?
I have more than one song by The Saturdays on my iPod *hangs head in shame*

Do you have a hidden talent?
I can do the splits with my fingers

What’s your favourite Youtube video?
All the Single Babies!

Paul worked with the Durrants evaluation team for 5 years prior to moving to account manager with Metrica in 2010.  He uses his skills to ensure our customers get most comprehensive and straightforward service to fulfil their needs.  Paul is also heavily involved with Metrica’s social media activity creating the Metrica TV videos.

Where is your favourite place in London?
The Beehive, Kennington

Have you got a claim to fame?
I once dj’ed for one half of Big Cook Little Cook, I have also performed at the National Theatre and written for the Edinburgh Festival.

What is your most embarrassing track on your iPod?
The original theme tune for the Bill

Michelle is a media specialist with a Masters in Media Practice and a degree in politics who has worked in various capacities in the delivery of news content for both the private and public sectors in the UK and overseas, including an Australian state government department.

What is your favourite kids cartoon?
Inspector Gadget

What do you think is the most over-used word?
Awesome

If you were on Master Chef what would be your signature dish?
Lemon meringue pie ice cream