Thank you to my friends, colleagues and partners for these kind words.

  • "Leigh has been a really positive and active contributor to the Pennies Trustee Board, bringing a depth of understanding of modern marketing in the digital world. She also brings great credibility, high empathy and good influencing skills, which helps us with the broad and senior group of CEO's on our advisory boards.'

    Robert Leitao, Managing Partner of Rothschild & C. Gestion, Head of Global Advisory, Rothschild & Co; CEO of NM Rothschild & Sons

  • "Leigh is an outstanding c-suite advisor on best practice modern marketing and technology, particularly in the CPG sector, always committed to building long term, trusting relationships. She has led a brilliant team at Meta who helped us develop best practice to drive digital transformation for Unilever Marketing, helping us successfully evolve everything from creativity, to measurement, to creator strategies and the impact of generative AI across marketing services. I also appreciate her continued efforts to support better DEI across industry."

    Aline Santos Farhat, Chief Brand Officer and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Unilever, IKEA Supervisory Board

  • 'Leigh has been a fantastic business acolyte to engineer L’Oreal’s global relationship with Meta, navigating a rich stakeholder ecosystem on both sides. I enjoyed so much crafting with Leigh a transformational partnership to seize the power of social and influence to boost beauty brands.”

    Axel Adida, Chief Digital Officer, Beiersdorf, ex L’Oreal.

  • Leigh is a talented, committed and well-balanced all-rounder. She has the still rare, increasingly valuable, ability to bring modern digital thinking to the eternal marketing and business truths. An excellent team player as well as team builder and team leader. She is a real pleasure to work with”.

    John Bartle, Founder BBH, Former Chair Dare Digital

  • “Leigh has been one of Meta's most strategic & commercial global leaders, who also leads with empathy, inclusivity and impact.”

    Nicola Mendelsohn. VP Meta Global Business

  • 'I have been lucky to have Leigh as a sounding board in building a new type of digital first global bank. Leigh's insights across business and technology speak of a balance between deep executive experience and insatiable curiosity about what the future might bring. She is uniquely placed to observe where the puck is going. I would bet the house that in most instances, she is on the money.'

    Coenraad Jonker, Co-Founder and CEO, TymeBank

  • “Leigh is a dedicated and constructive trustee, helping us solve a complex B2B / B2B2C challenge, with a budget reflective of our place in the charity sector. She is very insightful yet practical and her digital marketing nous has been incredibly valuable. She has a very engaging style with high empathy which influences our board and encourages our colleagues.”'

    Alison Hutchinson, CBE, CEO Pennies, Senior Independent Director Foresight Group Holdings, DFS plc, YBS

  • 'Hiring Leigh to lead our global team at Meta from EMEA proved to be an even better decision than I had hoped. Leigh onboarded into a complex business and internal multi-stakeholder organization very quickly. She holds herself to high standards and expects the same of others. She leads from the front with warmth and intelligence and creates followership very quickly. And she is equally able to work in the weeds understanding technical nuance as well as define team goals and partner ambition. Leigh built out and strengthened her team to expand across multiple cross-category partnerships with our most sophisticated and demanding partners. I counted upon Leigh to tell me what I needed to know, not what I wanted to hear, to pivot when required, and to manage complex stakeholder relationships and conversation inside and outside of Meta. Leigh's presence as a leader gave me time back and her innovations and ideas were able to scale across the business. I have huge respect and admiration for Leigh and am grateful for our partnership.'

    Will Platt Higgins, Meta Vice President Global Clients, Categories, Policy and Non-Profit

  • “Leigh is a rarity in big tech – a business-minded, cultural-focused leader with a deep and nuanced understanding of technology, including AI and other emerging fields. I’ve been lucky enough to count her as a colleague, and seen her successfully partner with many of the best product leaders in the industry.”

    Jon Steinback, Deepmind, Google creative and marketing; formerly Meta, Product Marketing

  • "I was a big admirer of Leigh's leadership of Saatchi & Saatchi when we worked together there; and it was no surprise to see her become one of the most effective senior and creative leaders operating in the UK and well beyond. What she accomplished with Meta, in particular, was hugely impressive. I love having Leigh join my classes at London Business School. Degree students and senior executives value her expertise in modern brand building, and the rich insights she brings from deep experience working with some of the world’s most famous brands. You'd expect a ballerina to be good on her feet, but LBS class participants are dazzled by her presence and ability to inspire".

    Richard Hytner, Former Worldwide Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, Adjunct Professor of Marketing, London Business School, President of Manchester United Supporters Trust

  • “Leigh is a highly strategic leader, with an uncanny ability to understand partners and their business needs - she has strong skills in active listening that helps her maintain executive level relationships. Over the years I worked with Leigh at Meta, she successfully grew the business both with headline growth and sustainable revenue. I saw her navigate many reputation and product crisis and she always managed to land in a better place, turning around a crisis into an opportunity to build deeper trust. She also deploys these skills into team leadership, leading with empathy and inclusion, developing talent across the board.'

    Jenny Bullis, CEO Dentsu

  • Leigh Thomas is without peer: a laser-sharp strategist, inspirational leader, insightful coach, driven operator, impactful commercial leader, and generous partner. When the thorniest problems arise, she is my first call. I have repeatedly seen her lift the performance of the global organizations she leads, and to do so with deep care and understanding. Leigh elevates every room she's in, and my career would not be where it is now without her coaching, partnership, and example.

    Beth Horn, MD Pinterest UK

  • “I enjoyed working with Leigh and her talented team at Meta, whilst leading global partnerships at Nestle, Renault and more recently at Reckitt. She is always a good listener, a strong and trusted advisor, and works with integrity.'

    Bastien Parizot, Glbal VP Tech & Digital, Reckitt

  • 'I really enjoyed working with Leigh for a number of years, both as an org leader herself and a member of the global leadership team. Leigh was an outstanding partner to our HR team, leading a high calibre global team herself; building a culture of performance excellence, collaboration and innovation. Leigh was a role model leader; leading from the front at all times, but doing so with humility and constant learning…& great sense of humour! Our partnership was very productive, and this was a pattern I saw with her across multiple cycles.'

    Lizzie Runham, HR VP, COO International Meta.

  • “Leigh has a far ranging perspective on the business challenges of the Auto sector, and some incisive and modern advice to help grow brands and businesses in the digital world we live in. She is also a listening and empathetic leader, which makes working with her a pleasure.'

    Geraldine Ingham, Global Managing Director, Range Rover

  • "Leigh provided us expert advisory support - helping us firm up new strategies for our long term growth, and support investment in our talented team."

    Neil Waller, Founder Whalar Group

  • 'Leigh is a trusted advisor at the most senior tables in business and marketing, as well as a very real advocate for helping women gain the same access. I could not recommend her highly enough and continue to seek her counsel and strategic insights many years after we first worked alongside each other.'

    Laura Stead, Amazon, General Manager Marketing, EU

  • "Leigh is a top class CEO and VP, with a rare understanding of modern marketing and technology. Because of this, she brings a wide breadth and depth of good advice, across sectors. This is invaluable to our marketing services business, as we adapt to the fast moving new economy’.

    Jon Ratcliffe, Founder and CEO VideoEngage, part of the BrandTech Group.

  • "Leigh provided me so much valued advice and mentoring during my transition from the Royal Ballet to my new career. She inspired me to think there is a good life and career to be had after children and such an intense all consuming ballet career."

    Tara-Brigitte Bhavnani, Ballet Coach and Teacher, Character Artist, Royal Ballet

  • ‘I appreciate Leigh’s strong global marketing and sales experience across sectors, which was a foundational to our playbook to grow the global gaming business at Meta. She was always happy to help coach my team, and always generous with her time and expertise.’

    Suzy Hay, Global business Development Director, Expedia

  • ‘Leigh is an incredible career coach, she has personally helped me so much in providing useful frameworks, clear focus and challenging me constructively to ensure I achieve all of my ambitions. Working with Leigh has been an absolute pleasure, and I am so grateful for the relationship we have developed. Leigh is an incredible thought partner, she cares, is strategic and has the experience to back it up - my life has been infinitely better since I met Leigh!’

    Krishma Tangri, Director of European Operations, Peloton Interactive

  • "To everybody you may be a good mum, but to me you are a great person. Thank you mum for your endless love and support through the highs and lows of life. I think we can all say that we love you.

    Graydon Thomas, Age 11

  • ‘Leigh is a strategist and an operator, delivering real sales impact to the largest C-Suite clients in Meta. Until recently she led the EMEA global partnerships team, serving Meta's ~30 most strategic advertising partners. In addition, Leigh led global efforts to pivot the sales organization toward a vertical go-to-market strategy, leveraging "lighthouse" examples from global clients to drive disproportionate revenue impact. She is smart, witty, and committed, with an excellent ability to encourage collaboration across highly matrixed organisations.'

    Myles Presler, Revenue Strategy & Operations, Meta