30, Oliver Whitten, 29, director of UK publisher services, Platform-A. Whitten manages a team of 16 media buyers who purchase about five billion ad impressions a month, maintaining Platform-A's position as the largest UK online ad network for 60 consecutive months.
28, Jack Wallington, 27, senior programmes manager, Internet Advertising Bureau. Wallington chairs councils of senior experts to protect the digital industry, such as the first search best practice collaboration between Google, Microsoft and Yahoo.
29, Kelly Wearmouth, 25, product specialist, Microsoft Advertising. Since joining Microsoft eight months ago from Unilever, Wearmouth has overachieved on all target revenue areas, most notably the Life & Style channel for MSN.
27, Aimee Stokes, 27, digital account manager, Starcom. After joining Starcom in 2007, Stokes was assigned to a number of heavyweight clients, however, Cadbury soon requested she be moved off all other accounts to lead its digital planning.
25, Rian Shah, 26, communications planner, ZenithOptimedia. Shah joined Zenith four years ago as a graduate planner and now works across the agency's client base devising strategies for Puma, O2 and Lloyds TSB.
26, Robina Shahid, 24, classified team leader, IPC Media. Shahid was fast-tracked through the IPC classified ranks, winning the division's fastest promotion to senior sales executive and becoming team leader nine months later, thanks to her "faultless" approach to the job.
24, Adam Ross, 28, chief operations officer, Affiliate Window. Ross displays "exceptional leadership skills and business acumen", says Mark Walters, managing director, who invited him to join Affiliate Windows' executive board at just 26.
22, Carl Read, 28, business director, Mediaedge:cia. Read became MEC's youngest account director in 2007 and within two years he was promoted to business director, responsible for leading a team of 11 to run the digital strategy on Orange, MEC's largest client.
23, Lisa Rokny, 27, creative communications director, CBS Outdoor. Rokny is an evangelist for digital out-of-home, inspiring the creative community to maximise the potential of CBS Outdoor's digital formats.
21, Duncan Parry, 29, co-founder and head of insight, Steak. Parry co-founded full-service digital agency Steak in 2005, and his drive and ambition have expanded the company's turnover to £25m, allowing it to open two new offices, in Melbourne and New York.
