Jane Simmonds

Managing Partner

Jane has over 25 years’ of experience in branding and design and has been involved in the creation and implementation of the global brand identities for Cable & Wireless, Meridian Hotels, Shell, Unibail-Rodamco, Fortis and bmi.

Previously Jane was CEO of Fitch London and has held senior management roles at Brand Union, Landor and Addison.

Lee Hoddy

Creative Partner

Lee has over 18 years’ of experience in the industry. He has held the role of design and creative director at many of the UK’s leading branding consultancies including Brand Union, Bamber Forsyth and Fitch London. Lee was founding partner of 35 Communications in 2003.

Lee has worked widely within brand creation and communications and provides creative insight and leadership for clients including Centrica, the Home Office, Petrofac and the BBC.

He currently heads up the accounts for Hays, Lloyd’s Register and the Royal ALbert Hall.

Thom Newton

Managing Partner

Thom initially worked in media and communications as a copywriter before moving into branding and design, working at Coley Porter Bell, Bamber Forsyth and Fitch Worldwide.

He was a founding partner at 35 Communications with Lee and has been central to the development of our own consultancy and workshop tools and the branding and communications strategies of clients that include: Tesco, KPMG and The Equality and Human Rights Commission.

He has worked with business, Government departments, NGOs and charities. He currently heads up the accounts for Tesco, Associated British Foods, KPMG and the BBC.

Nigel Forsyth

Managing Partner

Nigel trained as a graphic designer at Central St. Martins in London. He was a founder partner of Bamber Forsyth in 1978 and ran the business until 2002 when it merged with Fitch UK, where he became a managing partner.

Nigel was a founding member of the Design Business Association (DBA) and is active in the design and communications community.

He has worked with many of the world’s leading businesses, from Diageo to Unilever, and with a range of Government departments, agencies and NGOs, including the Prince’s Trust, the NSPCC, the Home Office and the Cabinet Office. Nigel continues to head up the accounts for Compass, Centrica, Reed Elsevier and the NHS.