Mike Bennett

CEO / Creative Director

Mike has 15 years experience in the digital market, pioneering digital agencies and content businesses (Sunbather, Emptyspace / HaHaBonk, Oil) and providing creative leadership (BAFTA, D&AD, MILIA Palm D'or).

Mike has run and owned various businesses including Sunbather Ltd, a multidiscipline creative agency that was later acquired by Razorfish, as part of its global expansion. He also founded and raised significant funding in Emptyspace, a digital content business, that then developed into HaHaBonk, a pioneer in online comedy and content.

Mike's role in Oil is to understand the complexity of the medium, bringing talent and resources together to deliver successful and compelling stories.