Robert Gill

Executive Director

In September 2003 Bob founded BrandAdvantage with the specific goal of creating Brand and Consumer sponsorship Connection Company delivering outcomes through innovation and commercially compelling thinking.

Bob has over 30 years experience in international advertising communications and sponsorship and has pioneered the development of a unique set of sponsorship evaluation and measurement tools which are core to the business he leads today.

Bob is a serial business creator, founding Carat New Zealand, media and sponsor services group and held the regional position of Area Director Asia Pacific for Carat's sponsor services group. Prior to Carat New Zealand, Bob was a founding director of Strategic Media, an integrated communications company providing strategic advice, planning, media buying and marketing services (including sports marketing, sponsorship and hospitality services). In 2000, with over $80m in billings was sold to Carat a member of the Aegis Group Plc.

Bob was also co-founder and chief executive of international sports marketing company, Pascoe Nally International NZ, and founding director of Mainstream Advertising, which he sold to FCB Worldwide. Major event experience includes the Rugby World Cup, Commonwealth Games, the 1994 US Soccer World Cup, the World Expo in Spain for the NZ Govt, the Americas Cup in 2000 village, the HSBC Global Education Challenge, Commonwealth Games in Australia one of Australias single largest sponsorship undertakings. Bobs companies have represented the NZ Olympic Committee and the New Zealand Government on their 150 years celebration and delivered Major event hospitality Summer Olympics, Rugby World Cups, and FIFA events programmes.

He has work for many Brands Categories and Rights Properties, Airlines, Automotive, Finance, Food, Beer and Wine, Heath Care, Central Govt, Local Govt, Beauty, Travel, Telecommunications, Netball, Sailing, Rugby, Motor Racing, Tennis and Charities and Causes

Jillian Gill

Strategy & Delivery

Jillian began her career in advertising specialising in television production before entering the sport and sponsorship market to work on the development of funding and engagement programmes for the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand and New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Team fundraising.

Jillian was recognized by management for exceeding expectations and was re-located to the companys New York office where she spent 8 years working on major events such as the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada, and the World University Games in New York.

Jillian then ran her own consultancy based in North Carolina, where she worked for the State Sports & Economic Development Office and for the United States Olympic Committees Presidents Office developing and running initiatives and activities leading up to the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Jillian has travelled and worked extensively in the Sponsorship & Marketing area before returning to New Zealand.

Jillian remains truly passionate about sponsorship particularly in the delivery and bottom line performance, where she continually tries to improve management reporting systems enabling far more effective choices to be made by todays smart marketing & sponsorship leaders.

Tim Andrew

Business Partner

A serial entrepreneur and experienced member of the Australian sponsorship community, Tim is the CEO of enterprise technology platform company Split It Pty Ltd, co-founder of Localz.co and advisor to VentureScout. During his career, Tim has been the sponsorship sales lead for Cricket Australia and ran the sponsorship portfolio for National Australia Bank including their landmark Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games program.