About
Leagas Delaney is an independent global creative agency. Founded in 1980 by Tim Delaney, today we deliver global campaigns for upscale brands through a unique combination of experience, strategy and beautifully-crafted campaigns delivered by AI-powered automation technology.
Our People
Founder & Creative Director
Tim Delaney
Tim is the Creative Director of Leagas Delaney. He is renowned as one of the most influential figures in the advertising world.
His contributions to the industry have been formally recognized with his induction into the One Club USA Hall of Fame, the UK’s Campaign Hall of Fame and China’s Advertising Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a working copywriter.
CEO
Gareth Davies
Gareth is the CEO of Leagas Delaney, having joined the agency as MD in 2020.
Prior to that, Gareth spent 12 years at Havas, latterly working across their UK and Global Group and before that as Managing Director of Havas London and Cake. Gareth is responsible for all of our clients and the commitments we make to them.
strategy partner
Alice Schaffer
Alice is Strategy Partner at Leagas Delaney.
Alice trained at BMP DDB and later held senior roles at Havas and JWT. Alice has extensive experience working across both local and global brands, spanning a wide range sectors.
Alice is responsible for defining brand and creativity strategies that unlock growth through rigour, insight and creativity.
creative director
Neil Clarke
Neil joined Leagas Delaney as Creative Partner in 2025.
Alongside his teammate Jay Phillips, he has won over 150 international awards for design and creativity. Previously he was part of the creative leadership team at BBH London, overseeing clients including Samsung, Barclays and The Premier League.
Before that, he spent 8 years at AMV BBDO where he was a creative director on Meta, Mars Petcare and The V&A museum. He works across all clients at Leagas Delaney.
creative director
Jay Philips
Jay joined Leagas Delaney as Creative Partner in 2025.
Alongside his teammate Neil Clarke, he has won over 150 international awards for design and creativity. Previously he was part of the creative leadership team at BBH London, overseeing clients including Samsung, Barclays and The Premier League.
Before that, he spent 8 years at AMV BBDO where he was a creative director on Meta, Mars Petcare and The V&A museum. He works across all clients at Leagas Delaney.
How we work
We specialise in solving complex strategic problems. We then bring together industry leading creativity, production and technology to create better, faster and more cost-effective content for the whole marketing funnel.
Our Capabilities
Creativity
Strategy
Ideation
Research
Branding
Visual Identity
Content
Experiential
Production
Film
Print & Photography
Web design & build
Copy & transcreation
Graphic design
Motion graphics
Automation
Asset automation
Approvals
Workflows
Asset delivery
Advanced reporting
Job Vacancies
