# Chameleon and WPN to merge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/04/22/chameleon-wpn-merge/
- Published: 2014-04-22T15:00:51+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Two agencies that work with both commercial and charity fundraising clients are 
to merge. Digital agency Chameleon and full service direct marketing agency WPN 
will now operate under the new name of WPN Chameleon Ltd.

The combined company will have a combined gross income of around £3.5 million. Their
combined staff of around 50 were all informed this morning, together with clients.

## Chameleon

[Chameleon ](http://www.chameleon.eu)was founded in 1998 by Vicky Reeves. It provides
a range of services including web design, user experience, email marketing, SEO,
SEM and mobile and social media marketing. It holds the UK licence for the [_iRaiser_ integrated fundraising](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/2013/07/11/chameleon-launches-iraiser-digital-fundraising-platform-uk-charities/)
software package. Their clients includes Big Bus Tours, UNICEF,  Macmillan Cancer
Support and Deloitte.

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## Watson Phillips Norman

[Watson Phillips Norman](http://www.watsonphillipsnorman.com;) was founded in 2001
by John Watson and Maria Phillips. Watson was previously founder and Chairman of
WWAV, now Rapp, and Maria was Creative Director.

The agency offers services including DRTV, direct mail, press and inserts. It clients
include Which?, Oxfam, HomeServe, NSPCC and Fidelity.

## New senior team

The new senior team at the merged company will consist of

 * John Watson: Chairman and Managing Director
 * Vicky Reeves: Deputy Managing Director
 * Dan Martin: Digital Strategy Director
 * Jeremy Davis: Digital Services Director
 * Maria Phillips: Director of Film and TV
 * Gail Cookson: Fundraising Director
 * John Eversley: Business Director
 * Annette Thurgood: Business Director
 * Bob Nash and Chris Martin: Joint Creative Directors
 * Alison Meredith: Executive Planning Director.