Louise Ainsworth
Former CEO – EMEA
Louise left Kantar Media in July 2024. Louise originally joined Kantar Media from Kantar where she led the Millward Brown business in the UK. She has worked across the advertising and media industry for more than 18 years, and has held leadership roles in research, digital publishing, advertising and digital advertising agencies, including at Warc, OgilvyOne and the BBC.
She has also worked client side at Shell and as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. Louise also spent six years at The Nielsen Company, where she led Nielsen’s online media and advertising measurement and research business in EMEA.
She is Chair of the Advisory Board for Warwick Business School and an independent member of Warwick University’s governing Council.
Louise has a degree in Engineering Science and Economics from Oxford University and an MSc in Management Science and Operational Research from Warwick University, as well as an MBA from INSEAD.
