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Oliver CEO: I wouldn’t change anything about the City – embrace the wabi-sabi!

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24.09.2026

Thursday 24 September 2026 12:02 pm

Oliver CEO: I wouldn’t change anything about the City – embrace the wabi-sabi!

By: Anna Moloney

Deputy Comment and Features Editor

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Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, we speak to Angela Tangas, global CEO of marketing agency Oliver, about her career in Square Mile and Me

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Name: Angela Tangas Job title: Global CEO at Oliver and chief strategy officer at The Brandtech Group Previous roles: CEO of Dentsu UK & Ireland Born: Melbourne, Australia Lives: London, UK Studied: Bachelor of Business (Marketing & Finance) Talents: Interior design and property renovations – I’m onto my fifth one! Motto: You don’t wait for certainty. You grow in the gap. Biggest perk of the job? Making a difference – people, business, planet. Coffee order: Cortado to go Cocktail order: Dry Gin Martini (Lemon Twist) Favourite book: Atomic Habits, James Clear

What was your first job? 

Saturday job whilst still at school, working at my local supermarket behind the deli counter – slicing hams, prepping roast chickens, that sort of thing. 

What was your first role in marketing?

My first role in marketing was nearly 30 years ago whilst doing work experience at Telstra. 

When did you know you wanted to build a career in marketing?

I’m super curious and thrive on identifying opportunities – so a career in marketing, and in turn business, felt like a natural fit. I can’t stand complexity but navigate it well. That’s why........

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