Steak announces that co-founder Julian Walker has left the agency to pursue new interests, from the end of March 2010. Julian’s responsibility for business development will be resourced within the agency’s sales and marketing department.

Julian, who co-founded Steak in February 2005 – alongside Oliver Bishop, CEO and Duncan Parry, Head of Paid Search – was responsible for pitching and winning key accounts for the agency such as John Lewis and swiftcover.com.

Oliver Bishop, CEO at Steak said, “Julian’s enthusiasm, personality and drive have been fundamental in making Steak the company it is today. Along with the five years since we founded Steak, Duncan and I worked with Julian for 3 years at Espotting. We’re grateful for his expertise and insight throughout this time – and while we’re sad to see him leave, we wish him well in his new ventures.”

Julian Walker added, “It’s been an amazing experience setting up Steak and seeing it grow so fast to the agency we dreamed it would be five years ago. However, I would like to explore new challenges and feel it’s time to move on.”

With 12 years advertising experience spanning online and offline media, Julian began his media career at VNU. He also worked at the specialist communications division of WPP developing cross-media opportunities within easyInternetCafes across UK, before joining Espotting (now Miva), where he met Steak co-founders Oliver Bishop and Duncan Parry.