Tamara Ingram
{{Short description|British businesswoman (born 1960)}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Tamara Ingram
|honorific-suffix=OBE
|image = File:TamaraIngram.jpg
|birth_name = Tamara Ingram
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|10|1|df=y}}
|birth_place = London, England
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|known_for = WPP Group
Grey Global Group
Kantar Group
McCann Erickson
Saatchi & Saatchi
|occupation = Advertising & Marketing
|education = Queen's College, London
University of East Anglia
|spouse =
}}
Tamara Ingram, OBE (born 1 October 1960) is a British businesswoman. Tamara is currently chairman of integrated content agency The 10 Group, Asthma and Lung UK, Chair of the ESG committee as a NED for Marks and Spencer and non executive director of Intertek and Marsh Mclennan.
Early life and education
Ingram was born in London to John Michael Ingram, an influential British fashion designer, and Sonia Leila Ingram, a psychotherapist. She attended Queen's College, London, and subsequently the University of East Anglia, graduating with an honours degree in English and American Studies in 1982.{{cite web|title=Tamara Ingram OBE| website=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8057234&privcapId=5479433&previousCapId=690392&previousTitle=EDF|access-date=15 June 2015}}
Career
=Early career=
Ingram joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 1985, where she remained for 16 years, becoming CEO in 1995 and executive chairman in 1999.{{cite web|title=Never mind the buzz mockers|website=TheGuardian.com |date=24 January 2004|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jan/24/advertising.wpp|access-date=15 June 2015}} Under her leadership, Saatchi & Saatchi became one of the most-awarded advertising agencies, including being named Cannes Agency of the Year.{{cite web|title=Tamara Ingram OBE| website=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=8057234&privcapId=5479433&previousCapId=690392&previousTitle=EDF|access-date=15 June 2015}}
In 2001 Ingram left Saatchi & Saatchi to join McCann Erickson as chairman and chief executive officer. She then joined Kantar as president of three of their marketing firms: Added Value, The Henley Centre{{Broken anchor|date=2024-06-01|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Kantar Group#The Futures Company|reason= The anchor (The Futures Company) has been deleted.}} & Fusion5.{{cite web|title=Ingram joins WPP|website=TheGuardian.com |date=September 2003|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/sep/01/advertising.marketingandpr|access-date=15 June 2015}}
=Grey and P&G=
In 2005 WPP acquired the Grey Global Group, bringing a large amount of Procter & Gamble's business into the group's remit.{{cite news|title=WPP to Acquire Grey Global Group In $1.52 Billion Deal|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=13 September 2004|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB109501433271415575|access-date=15 June 2015}} Due to her strong relationship with P&G, Ingram joined Grey London as Group CEO, subsequently taking on the dual roles of president and CEO of Team P+G, responsible for the Procter and Gamble relationship throughout the WPP Group.{{cite web|title=Grey seeks CEO as Ingram heads P&G|url=http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/627891/|access-date=15 June 2015}}
=WPP=
In May 2015, Ingram was promoted to Chief Client Team Officer of WPP overseeing all of WPP's global accounts comprising more than a third of WPP's almost $20billion revenue.{{cite web|title=WPP Makes Tamara Ingram One of the Highest-Level Female Execs in Advertising|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/wpp-makes-tamara-ingram-one-highest-level-female-execs-advertising-16499.|access-date=15 June 2015}}
=Other interests=
In addition to her advertising and marketing career, Ingram has held numerous public and private sector directorships. She is currently a Trustee of Save the Children and the Royal Drawing School.
Between 2001 and 2011 she served as chairman of Visit London, and in 2011 was appointed an OBE for services to tourism through her work with the organisation.{{cite web|title=Serco's New Directors: Who are Mike Clasper, Tamara Ingram and Rachel Lomax?|date=3 March 2014|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sercos-new-directors-who-are-mike-clasper-tamara-ingram-rachel-lomax-1438610|access-date=15 June 2015}} She has also sat on the boards of EDF Energy, the Sage Group, the London Development Agency, the British Tourist Authority, the Almeida Theatre and the Royal Court Theatre.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Ingram is currently a member of The Marketing Society, the Marketing Group of Great Britain, Women in Advertising and Communications London (WACL), and Advertising Women of New York (AWNY).{{cite web|title=Tamara Ingram|url=http://uk.adforum.com/people/tamara-ingram-2673/aboutme|access-date=15 June 2015}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She is also a board member of the Ad Council and on the board of directors for Effie Worldwide.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
In 2006 Ingram was shortlisted for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Award{{cite web|title=Which of these women willl be running the country?|website=Independent.co.uk |date=22 October 2011|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/which-of-these-women-willl-be-running-the-country-1603052.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/which-of-these-women-willl-be-running-the-country-1603052.html |archive-date=26 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=15 June 2015}} and in 2007 was named ‘Woman to Watch’ by Advertising Age.{{cite web|title=Woman to Watch: Tamara Ingram|date=June 2007|url=http://adage.com/article/special-report-women-to-watch-2007/tamara-ingram/116951/|access-date=15 June 2015}}
Ingram is an avid tennis player, and has won the London Highbury Fields Tennis Tournament with Daniel Brachfeld in 2009 and 2010 {{cite web|title=Tamara Ingram and Daniel Brachfeld win Mixed Doubles tournament|url=http://www.highburytennisclub.com/tournament-2014.html|access-date=22 Sep 2017}}