One Green Bean Appoints Richard Tompkins as Managing Director for London
Specialist earned-first creative agency One Green Bean has named Richard Tompkins as its new UK managing director.
Richard brings 20+ years of UK and global PR experience to the agency, most recently running his strategic consultancy Where Eagles Dare, advising a range of consumer brand clients across multiple sectors. Prior to this, he was at W Communications for nine years, six of those as managing director, playing an integral role in the agency’s growth within the UK and abroad. His career has seen him build wide sector experience across retail, travel, FMCG, sport, luxury, food, beverage & automotive.
As managing director of One Green Bean’s London operation, Richard will take on the commercial and operations leadership of the business, working alongside founder and chief creative officer Kat Thomas, who continues to focus her time on clients, culture and industry leading creative work.
Richard will focus on delivering continued growth and momentum for the agency, ahead of its 10th birthday milestone in 2025 and will build on its established AI investment, to further bed in artificial intelligence as a creative ‘super tool’. Tompkins has over seen multiple award-winning campaigns for clients including Marmite, Lynx, Papa Johns, British Airways and Jaguar Land Rover.
Richard said of his new role, “One Green Bean has always had a strong reputation for brilliant, award-winning creative work, along with good people and an outstanding client list - many of which have retained the agency for several years, so I’m very much looking forward to working with the team to take the company forward.”
He continued, “I’ve been very impressed with the Havas Village model and the people I’ve got to know already. There’s a distinct sense energy and ambition in both the agency, and the building itself, so it’s the perfect time to join the business.”
Kat Thomas, One Green Bean’s founder and global chief creative officer added, “we’re gearing up for a big 2025 - the One Green Bean brand turns 18 and we will mark a decade of being in London. In this market, we’ve transitioned from start up, to legitimate player to reputationally very established.
Whilst my default has always been to let the work do the talking, ten years feels like a good time to refresh our proposition, add extra fire power to our team and lean into the agility, attitude and creativity that is part of our DNA. We’re thrilled to welcome Richard onboard.”
One Green Bean London’s former managing director James Thomlinson left the company earlier this year to set up a growth consultancy.
