Duncan Parry

COO

Co-Founder Duncan began his career in search in 1999 at Lycos, during the early days of the search industry. In 2002 he joined PPC engine Espotting and quickly rose to the position of Agency Editorial Manager, working on campaigns for some of Europe's leading brands.

He left Espotting in 2004 to work as a Search Consultant, during which time his clients included publisher VNU's portfolio of UK IT, finance and recruitment websites.

In 2005 he reunited with ex-Espotting colleagues Julian Walker and Oliver Bishop to found STEAK, and has held a number of roles as the Group has grown including Head of Insight and Head of PPC. Today as COO, his role encompasses training, technology, insight and thought leadership.

He's previously been a finalist in the Start Up awards 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year', was selected as one of the top 50 rising stars in science and innovation in the Courvoisier 'The Future 500', and has been in the top five of Media Week's '30 under 30'.

Duncan regularly comments for trade publications and writes a monthly column for Search Engine Watch http://searchenginewatch.com/author/1851/duncan-parry and blogs for Brand Republic http://wallblog.co.uk/author/duncan-parry-3/ He's also on Twitter http://twitter.com/duncanparry and frequently contributes to STEAK's Twitter page http://twitter.com/steaklondon.