Debbie Klein

Debbie Klein
Engine Group

Debbie began her agency career as a strategist, becoming head of planning at WCRS in 1999. Not content with leading on clients including BMW, MINI and Sky, she was a founding partner in the buyout of WCRS in 2004 that eventually led to the creation of the Engine Group.

She took charge of WCRS a year later, and ran the agency for the 3 years before moving on to become Chief Executive of Engine UK in June 2008. During this time she has welcomed a number of new companies into the Group, with head count now numbering more than 850 in the UK alone.

Debbie is fiercely passionate about the role of women in the communications industry, and is a member and former president of WACL (Women in Advertising and Communications in London). She was named as one of Campaigns AdLand Trailblazers in 2013, and was also awarded Business Leader of the Year 2011 by The South African.