Neil left Queens University in Belfast in 1991 with an Economics degree. He moved to London after graduating and secured his first job in media, at TSMS, the first ever ITV sales house. He moved to JWT after a year, where he worked as a Television Buyer on the Kellogg's account.

Neil moved to OMD in 1994. He was promoted to the OMD board in 1999, was made Deputy Head of TV in 2002 and Head in 2004. Neil's role sees him running and managing our TV department, working across all of our accounts. A key focus for Neil is adapting our clients television planning and buying to a converging digital media world.