Bernhard Glock

Bernhard Glock is an industry renowned expert and best known for his tenure at global consumer products giant Procter & Gamble (P&G), where he is credited with establishing many of the company's best practices for marketing and media.

He joined P&G in 1985 as part of the marketing group in Germany and went on to spend 23 years at the company, gradually advancing within the company worldwide.

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I have worked with many companies during my time with Proctor and Gamble and the team behind Miroma Ventures stand out as refreshing, entrepreneurial and dedicated to doing business the right way. By joining the board I bring my experiences to the table and take part in the drive to create a better way of managing and delivering business processes.

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During that time Glock held a number of senior posts including European Media Manager, Brussels, Belgium; director of P&G Media-Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia, and Manager of Global Media and Communication, Geneva, Switzerland.

Glock was most recently global media chief, responsible for P&G's $8.5bn global media business. One pioneering responsibility he had was to re-organise media at P&G and establish dedicated Media Purchases and Media Planning and Operations organisations.

He retired in September 2009, calling time on more than two decades at the company.

Glock was the chairman of the Media Committee of the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) for six years and Deputy President of the WFA for two years. For the past four years, Glock has served as president of the WFA and is also the president and CEO of the Bernhard Glock Media Leadership Company, a media consultancy.