Tribute: Winston Fletcher

Hugh Burkitt, Tim Ambler, Mike Waterson and Susan Greenfield

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Winston Fletcher, who sadly died in September 2012.

Tribute: Winston Fletcher

Winston Fletcher, one of the advertising industry's most luminous characters, died suddenly in September, aged 75. He was a regular and entertaining contributor to Market Leader and had many friends and admirers in and out of the industry. Here are four recollections of a very extraordinary man.

From Hugh Burkitt

Winston had a unique record of achievements, which included being president of the IPA, chairman of the Advertising Association, chairman of the Advertising Standards Board of Finance, chairman of the Royal Institution and visiting professor of the University of Westminster. He worked with a wide...

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