In 1977 Peter Mead CBE co-founded Abbott Mead Vickers with David Abbott and Adrian Vickers and the company went on to be the most successful British advertising agency ever. Among his many board appointments, he has served as the Vice Chairman of the NSPCC Full Stop Appeal and Chairman of Millwall Football Club. He is currently Chairman of Omnicom Europe and Vice Chairman of Omnicom Group Inc. In 2013 he received a CBE for services to the creative industries.