Philip Hawthorne, Chief Operating Officer
Philip joined ECS in 2006 and is responsible for client relations, strategic project management and marketing for the company.  Philip brings extensive cross-media experience and a results-driven, measured marketing approach to deliver cost-effective marketing communications and creative execution to all of Executive Consulting Services engagements. 

Prior to Executive Consulting Services, Philip spent several years as an independent consultant working with early stage and emerging companies on marketing communications and programs.  Prior to that, he ran the in-house creative department at American Power Conversion (APC) for nine years.  Leading a 60 person multi-disciplinary team through rapid phases of growth, he was responsible for coordinating corporate and product marketing communication on three continents, in twelve languages.  During his tenure, he led the creative organization in implementing locally effective, global messaging while managing the competing demands of a diverse roster of internal clients, and the company was recognized repeatedly for excellence in customer relationship management and communication.  Prior to APC, Philip’s early career was in the photography, film and publishing fields. 

A native of South Africa, Philip holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) degree from Rhodes University, and was awarded an American Field Service exchange scholarship to Peru.  He has received training at the Rhode Island School of Design and the American Management Association, was a founding board member of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and is a member of the Design Management Institute.