Richard Hall

Richard Hall is Chairman of Flying Pictures and is no stranger to dealing with an advertising medium that is larger than life. Educated at Balliol College Oxford, Richard has spent most of his career spearheading innovative ideas and campaigns for Blue Chip companies. The list reads like a Who’s Who of leading brands: Heinz, Guinness, Ford, Panasonic, Nike, Lucas, Wimpey, L’Oreal and many more.

Of Flying Pictures he says: “There is more to it than just advertising; we are acting out the values of the brand in the sky. Ballooning on this scale is not like piloting an airliner, but it’s not a cakewalk either. Any observer of advertising has seen the number of opportunities expand enormously, and faced with the multiplicity of choice, a good marketeer has to find leverage by doing things a bit differently.”

Richard is also a non executive Chairman of Showcase Presentations Ltd; Chairman of Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa, one of Britain’s fastest growing but least known Children’s charities; and is also a founder partner of Ogilvy & Mather Consulting with clients like Eagle Star.