James co-founded adam&eve in 2008. Merging with DDB in 2012 to become adam&eveDDB, it has gone on to become one of the UK’s most successful agencies. Most notable for its multi award-winning John Lewis and Foster’s campaigns, high profile work also includes H&M, Google, Marmite, Volkswagen, Waitrose and Harvey Nichols. adam&eveDDB has been named Campaign Agency of the Year 2010, 2014, 2015 & 2016, the Top UK Agency at Cannes for the last 3 years, AdAge International Agency of Year 2015 & 2017, The Most Awarded Agency in the History of the Gunn Report, IPA’s Effectiveness Agency of the Year 2016 & consecutive Grand Prix title holder 2012, 2014 & 2016 and has won 7 Cannes Grands Prix in 4 years. James began his career in the post room at Saatchi & Saatchi, joined Ogilvy & Mather as a Graduate Trainee and then Rainey Kelly as its twelfth member, becoming CEO and overseeing its merger with Y&R. James is Chairman of the Advertising Association.