Stephen Waddington

Stephen Waddington is a professional advisor at Wadds Inc. and PhD researcher at Leeds Business School who supports agencies and in-house teams on management, corporate communications, and public relations issues. Based in London, UK, he was previously managing director at Metia Group, an international digital marketing agency and Chief Engagement Officer at Ketchum, an Omnicom-owned agency. Stephen is a Chartered PR Practitioner, was previously the President of the CIPR and is now an Honorary Fellow of the CIPR and a Fellow of the PRCA. He was awarded the Mark Mellor Outstanding Contribution to the Industry Award by the PRCA in 2021.