Ben Bailey

Ben has 25 years communications experience and has recently joined the John Lewis Partnership as Head of External Communications.

He started his career in fashion and brand PR, before moving into broader roles incorporating social, influence and integrated work. He led a successful agency turnaround as MD, and spent five years as an earned first Creative Director at Wieden + Kennedy, Grey and Ogilvy. His first in-house role was at Deliveroo, then Lotus cars, before joining the John Lewis Partnership in September 2024.

He was a DJ for 20 years before becoming a Dad and moving to the burbs. He now wakes up when he used to go to sleep.