Meet some of the team

Paul Ellerker

Managing Director

After 8 years in advertising and marketing, Paul moved into branding and design in 2001. With years of valuable experience, he founded Branch in 2008 and has since built a strong and well respected studio. Paul ensures the company is driven, focussed and likes to keep things crafted and simple – an ethos that runs throughout the agency.

Likes

Arsenal
Alan Partridge
Dogs
Cheese (any)
Taxi's

Dislikes

Dandruff
Musical Theatre
Rudeness
Soap operas
Weak tea

Paul Fox

Creative Director

Our Creative Director Paul Fox has worked in some of London’s top design and branding agencies. He leads the design team here, has a huge influence on everything that comes out of the studio and pushes us all creatively.

Likes

Arsenal
Big type
My camera
Pro Evo
Summer
Friday drinks
Festivals
BBQ's

Dislikes

Mushrooms
Grey sky
Most PC's
Wasps
Waiting for buses

Michael Pumo

Head of Digital

Michael oversees the web and digital projects at Branch. This involves working with our team of designers to produce content managed and dynamic websites, HTML email campaigns and mobile applications.

Likes

RGB
Double Whopper
Bananas
Canada
Guitar / Piano
Bears
Arnie quotes

Dislikes

CMYK
Rain
Burnt Toast
Air Conditioning
PFC
Flies
Wet grass

Anna-Marie Watson

Designer

An organised, considered and highly talented Designer (and Baker), Anna-Marie studied Graphics at Lincoln School of Art & Design.

Likes

Cath Kidston
Shoes (lots)
Chelsea FC
Baking
Tetley's tea
Vintage signs
Classic 80s tunes
Lists

Dislikes

Thunderstorms
Spiders
Sweetcorn
Coffee
Velvet
Bees
Lime sweets
5p coins

Tijl Schneider

Designer

Tijl is a our Dutch designer with a great love for typography. His attention to detail is scary (in a good way) and he’s big on layouts, branding & identities.

Likes

Barbican
Coffee
Grids
Skateboarding
Sunny days
Wim Crouwel

Dislikes

Drop shadows
Pixels
Punctures
Rain

Marta Martins Pereira

Project Consultant

Marta has been managing brand and communications projects for over 18 years. Graduated in Marketing in Lisbon, she moved to London in 1996 and developed a particular skill in making things happen. She helps us with the strategy, planning and running of branding projects.

Likes

Family
Friends
Dogs
Good food
Walking
Travelling

Dislikes

Cold winter days
Unnecessarily
long meetings
Chain emails

Sarah Parker

Creative Consultant

Sarah’s a prop maker, art-director & stylist and runs her own successful business: sarahparkercreative.com. We work with Sarah on a part-time basis, she helps us on all sorts of different projects and is a crucial member of the team. Her opinion, art direction and project management skills are incredibly valuable to us.

Likes

Food
Car boot sales
Making things
My bike
Unusual colour combos

Dislikes

Pritt Stick
Shiny leggings
Rush hour tube
Working weekends

Rupa Bhanshaly

Book keeper / Accounts

Rupa looks after our finances and keeps us all healthy. Any questions about Excel, she’s the lady to ask.

Likes

Veggies
Numbers
Family
Excel cells

Dislikes

Being disorganised
Meat