Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 2 January 1978 |
Education |
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls,
Elstree St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Eloise Smith (born 2 January 1978) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] She was Commonwealth fencing champion in Individual Women's Foil in 1998 and 2002. [3] [4] From 1997 to 2004, she represented Great Britain at every World Fencing Championships and was British Individual Women's Foil No. 1. She was coached by Ziemowit Wojciechowski at Salle Paul. [5]
She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, [6] where she graduated in 1999. [7]
Eloise was an Executive Creative Director in advertising before becoming a children's author.
Competition [8] | Year | Location | Results |
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World Fencing Championships | 2003 | Havana | |
Commonwealth Fencing Championships | 2002 | Newcastle | Individual Gold Team Bronze |
World Fencing Championships | 2002 | Lisbon | |
World Fencing Championships | 2001 | Nîmes | |
Olympic Games | 2000 | Sydney | |
World Fencing Championships | 1999 | Seoul | |
Commonwealth Fencing Championships | 1998 | Shah Alam | Individual Gold Team Gold |
World Fencing Championships | 1998 | Lisbon | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1997 | Tenerife | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1996 | Tournai | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1995 | Paris | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1994 | Mexico City |
Eloise's debut middle-grade fiction title, Sister To A Star, [9] was published by Chicken House Books in May 2022. [10] Her second book, Winner Takes Gold [11] was released in Jan 2024. The Times awarded it Children's Book of the Week, describing it as "a gymnastics thriller with a twist . . . a lively whodunnit set in an elite training camp for young gymnasts." [12]
Eloise attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, [6] where she graduated in 1999. [7] In 2001, she studied at West Herts College for a diploma in Copywriting and Art Direction for Advertising. [13]
Eloise began her career in advertising at marketing and communications company RKCR/ Y&R in 2001 as a creative. In 2004, she moved to St Luke's Communications, followed by digital agency AKQA and digital and social marketing agency Work Club as a creative lead. [14] Here she created The Carte Noire Readers featuring Dominic West, Joseph Fiennes and more. [15]
In 2010, she moved to advertising agency Havas London as a creative director. Notable clients included Citroën, Kraft and evian.
In January 2014, she was appointed Executive Creative Director at digital marketing agency MullenLowe Profero, [16] [17] becoming joint Executive Creative Director at MullenLowe London in 2016, [18] before becoming Group Creative Director of Amazon EU until 2023. [19]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | 2 January 1978 |
Education |
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls,
Elstree St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
Sport | |
Sport | Fencing |
Eloise Smith (born 2 January 1978) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] She was Commonwealth fencing champion in Individual Women's Foil in 1998 and 2002. [3] [4] From 1997 to 2004, she represented Great Britain at every World Fencing Championships and was British Individual Women's Foil No. 1. She was coached by Ziemowit Wojciechowski at Salle Paul. [5]
She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, [6] where she graduated in 1999. [7]
Eloise was an Executive Creative Director in advertising before becoming a children's author.
Competition [8] | Year | Location | Results |
---|---|---|---|
World Fencing Championships | 2003 | Havana | |
Commonwealth Fencing Championships | 2002 | Newcastle | Individual Gold Team Bronze |
World Fencing Championships | 2002 | Lisbon | |
World Fencing Championships | 2001 | Nîmes | |
Olympic Games | 2000 | Sydney | |
World Fencing Championships | 1999 | Seoul | |
Commonwealth Fencing Championships | 1998 | Shah Alam | Individual Gold Team Gold |
World Fencing Championships | 1998 | Lisbon | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1997 | Tenerife | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1996 | Tournai | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1995 | Paris | |
Junior World Fencing Championships | 1994 | Mexico City |
Eloise's debut middle-grade fiction title, Sister To A Star, [9] was published by Chicken House Books in May 2022. [10] Her second book, Winner Takes Gold [11] was released in Jan 2024. The Times awarded it Children's Book of the Week, describing it as "a gymnastics thriller with a twist . . . a lively whodunnit set in an elite training camp for young gymnasts." [12]
Eloise attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, [6] where she graduated in 1999. [7] In 2001, she studied at West Herts College for a diploma in Copywriting and Art Direction for Advertising. [13]
Eloise began her career in advertising at marketing and communications company RKCR/ Y&R in 2001 as a creative. In 2004, she moved to St Luke's Communications, followed by digital agency AKQA and digital and social marketing agency Work Club as a creative lead. [14] Here she created The Carte Noire Readers featuring Dominic West, Joseph Fiennes and more. [15]
In 2010, she moved to advertising agency Havas London as a creative director. Notable clients included Citroën, Kraft and evian.
In January 2014, she was appointed Executive Creative Director at digital marketing agency MullenLowe Profero, [16] [17] becoming joint Executive Creative Director at MullenLowe London in 2016, [18] before becoming Group Creative Director of Amazon EU until 2023. [19]