TEAM AND CONTACTS

SO came to life in 2015 backed by an experienced team that is known for building leading agencies, including Fast Track 100 high-growth award winners and #1 ranked specialist agencies. SO is poised to perform. The group was co-founded by Scott A. Clark and Oliver Parsons (Scott & Ollie…so that's where “SO” found its name!) who are both actively engaged at the agency and client levels. They are joined by rugby star and businessman Matt Dawson to launch SO Active and to support other business ventures, as well as a senior team of experts to launch SO Healthy. Find out more about the team below.

MATT DAWSON, MBE: FOUNDING PARTNER, SO ACTIVE

Previous to Matt’s corporate life, he was a professional rugby player. He enjoyed success with club and country culminating in 3 British and Irish Lions tours, as well as being a part of England's World Cup Winning team of 2003. Since retiring from the game in 2006, Matt has carved out a business and media career. A regular pundit and presenter on BBC Radio and BT Sport keeps his hand across all sports, whilst a position as a captain on the BBC One flagship entertainment show A Question of Sport creates a vast trusted bank of sporting friends, agents and associations Matt can access. Matt has always had one eye on the business world even when he played rugby and chose outsourcing as an area to develop. Communication, discipline, teamwork and success have enabled him to help raise the engagement levels at Food and Facilities giant Sodexo, and the wide contact base mixed with detailed performance continues to bring clients to The Instant Group, a commercial property company at which he holds a directorship. 

Matt is SO…competitive.  Needless to say there's a determination to succeed wherever he goes. The fact he came second in Strictly Come Dancing hurts every day!!

MOIRA GITSHAM, DIRECTOR, SO WHAT GLOBAL

Moira brings 30 years of health-related product and corporate communications expertise to the SO What table.   With award-winning campaigns in both the UK and internationally coupled with co-founding and growing two leading healthcare public relations agencies, Moira has a proven track record of both client and business success.  Her strong entrepreneurial, management and leadership credentials are backed up with qualifications in pharmacy, health economics and marketing putting Moira is a strong position to provide strategic counsel to the senior management of both blue-chip pharmaceutical companies and biotech start-ups.  Having lived in France for over 20 years, Moira is particularly attuned to the needs of multi-national campaigns and adept at leading programmes involving several market services agencies.  Naturally bubbly (just like her favourite drink…) and creative, Moira takes pride in energising and inspiring her teams and driving them to deliver the highest quality work.  She believes strongly in the power of teamwork and has a formula of team success with both of the SO’s founders that now spans two decades.  She not only likes acing in communication, but also on the tennis court and her serve puts a whole new meaning to ‘spin’.  Her two sons make her laugh and keep her up to speed with what’s new in youth culture and her new-found passion for Pilates ensures her core strengths remain well-balanced.    

Moira puts the Mo in Mojo – even after all these years – she is SO…enthusiastic and always takes delight in challenging new projects.    A big believer in ‘you get out of life what you put in….’Contact Moira

STÉPHANIE BUNTEN, DIRECTOR, SO WHAT GLOBAL

With 17 years’ healthcare communications experience, a science degree and management & marketing masters, Stéphanie brings a high level of scientific understanding, insight and enthusiasm to corporate and brand communications. She designs strategic, integrated programmes for domestic and international ethical and consumer healthcare teams, harnessing data and analytics to deliver evidence-based campaigns with impact.  She is versatile and adaptable; equally accomplished working with media, engaging with key thought leaders and advocacy groups as she is with managing internal client stakeholders.  Stéphanie is a calm organizer and leads teams efficiently, notably running key high-profile multi-million global accounts for a number of years.  As Managing Director of the Tonic London office, her collaborative approach drew the very best from teams to achieve her signature ‘Gold Standard’ results for clients.  Stéphanie’s biggest passions in life are travelling the globe with her family, stretching out with yoga moves and she loves paddle-boarding and relaxing with fine food and a glass of chilled rosé in her native south of France.

 Stéphanie is SO…effective.  She is the Hannibal to this ‘A’ team and loves it when a plan comes together! Contact Stéphanie