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Who we are
Steve Antoniewicz - Managing Director
Steve's career to date has been spent mostly on the agency side of marketing. Working for agencies across the UK, Steve has worked in just about every possible agency role from production and traffic to client service, new business and agency management.
Steve started the Recommended Agency Register in 2007 and since then, RAR has become the leading source of insight on UK marketing services companies and provides consultancy to a wide range of clients across every sector.
Diane Young - Director
As managing director of Carnyx Group (owners of RAR and publishers of The Drum magazine) since 2000, Diane has in depth experience of the marketing sector. With her experience of organising the biggest events in marketing outside London, she has knowledge of developing products for brand owners and marketing suppliers.
In the last ten years, Diane has had plenty of experience of commissioning services from a wide range of suppliers - sometimes more successfully than others - and so has a good insight into the potential pitfalls of the procurement process.
Sue Russell - Customer Service Manager
Sue has worked in the marketing supplier industry for over 20 years, mainly in agency-facing roles as part of Adline and then The Drum magazines. Sue's key strength is her ability to deliver excellent customer service. Her role is to provide support and guidance to agencies and clients in their interaction with RAR both online and offline.
Emma Stewart - Agency Manager
As commercial manager of the RAR Emma Stewart oversees the publication of all RAR regional and discipline specific reports. Entirely agency facing, she has the pleasure of being the first person to contact agencies to discuss their scores and to talk about the best ways to make the most of the RAR. Her remit also includes advising agencies on being able to realise the full potential of the RAR across print, digital and data management.
Thomas O'Neill - Research Manager
Thomas graduated in English Literature from the University of Strathclyde in 2007 and then joined the editorial team of marketing magazine The Drum as editorial assistant. Working across print and online editions, Thomas built up an in-depth knowledge of the UK agency landscape and helped to develop new platforms and key features.
Liaising with both clients and agencies during that time was ideal preparation for Thomas's current role as research manager for RAR. Thomas oversees the ongoing study of marketing suppliers and works closely with the wider team providing data analysis and bespoke reports.