After saying goodbye to several longstanding directors we are happy to welcome 5 new directors across various work streams.
Nikky Lyle (she/her) - Community & Culture Co-Director
Nikky Lyle is a Creative Recruiter with conscience and a decade of creative recruitment experience.
She’s also founder of Graphic Design Jobs UK, Vice President of Hope at Post Quarantine, TEDx Speaker, The Dots list of 100+ Rising Stars, past D&AD Judge, Side Hustle Cheerleader and Domestika Teacher.
“I’m super excited to join Outvertising as Community & Culture Co-Director. I marched with the team for London Pride last year and found everyone I met so friendly and supportive. My experience as an Outvertising mentor last year also cemented my admiration for the organisation. I’m looking forward to helping to grow the community and spread our mission. ”
Luke Millican (he/him) - Commercial Co-Director
Luke has been an agency side digital leader at Dentsu and GroupM. He is now a Client Partner at Meta where he works with FMCG business across EMEA. He’s passionate about developing future generations of LGBTQIA+ talent in the industry and spends time mentoring and supporting their development.
““I felt inspired to join Outvertising having witnessed first-hand the powerful work and advocacy the the team has delivered over the past few years”
“I’m passionate about helping businesses not only make their marketing fully LGBTQIA+ inclusive because it’s the right thing to do but also proving the business value that it delivers””
Dr Rodney Collins (he/him) - Intelligence Co-Director
Dr. Rodney Collins is the Global Head of Human Sciences at McCann Worldgroup. As a professional anthropologist, Rodney believes in the urgency of culture to drive meaningful action, whether that is in a protest march or a board room. He is committed to partnering with leaders to architect models for cultural and social change.
Daniel Sinclair (he/him) - Commercial Co-Director
As an Advertising Sales Manager at WeTransfer, Daniel collaborates with brands and agencies to deliver outstanding digital campaigns. He has a wealth of experience in various roles within the advertising world that require a commercial mindset. He’s also had the pleasure of being a mentor through the Outvertising mentorship scheme and has a passion for all things automotive in his spare time.
“I’m very pleased to be joining the Outvertising board of directors, having been inspired by and exposed to the brilliant work being undertaken, through the likes of Outvertising Live and other events. I’ve been in the industry for the last eight years and there’s been some positive change, but there’s still much further we need to go. I believe that Outvertising is a great vehicle in which to contribute towards that change. Advertising feeds into many parts of our everyday lives and we need to ensure that that it’s being used to positively influence attitudes towards the LGBTQIA+ community. I look forward to helping drive success in all of Outvertising’s aims.”
Naresh Subhash (he/him) - Creative Co-Director
Naresh is a Deputy Creative Director at MadeBrave - a global brand and creative agency based in Glasgow and London. He was also a mentor for DnAD shift, a contributing writer at Creative Moment as well as a judge across several creative awards across the industry. He works closely with clients and agency to elevate diversity and equity in brand and creative work ensuring that together they authentically represent people and communities.
“I joined Outvertising to help drive true inclusion in the creative departments and increase visibility for POC queer creatives across our industry.”