Scott Wilson

CEO, EMEA

As CEO, EMEA, Scott Wilson is responsible for growing Burson’s reputation and revenue, as well as building and managing regional teams that deliver creative and executional excellence across the EMEA region.

More About Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson is CEO, EMEA, for Burson. A strong advocate of truly integrated marketing communications, Scott is responsible for Burson’s reputation and revenue in the region, building and managing regional teams that deliver creative and executional excellence to move people on behalf of clients.

Before Burson Scott served as BCW’s CEO, EMEA, and before that, UK CEO and EMEA Managing Director at Cohn & Wolfe. Scott joined Cohn & Wolfe in 2010 , quickly becoming the catalyst for its business and reputational transformation across Europe. Under his leadership, Cohn & Wolfe UK experienced an incredible run of annual double-digit revenue growth, driven by the agency’s formidable reputation in the market as a creative powerhouse and ethos of marrying the magic of creativity with the potential offered by technology.

Based in London, Scott has more than 20 years’ experience in global, European and UK communications. A pioneer of truly integrated marketing communications, Scott is as comfortable operating in the brand marketing arena as he is managing complex corporate reputation issues. Prior to joining Cohn & Wolfe, Scott headed up the European Consumer Marketing practice of Weber Shandwick.

Scott graduated from the University of London with a bachelor’s in history and politics.


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