Our People

Helen Argo
Executive Producer - Head of Commercials & Short FormHelen is responsible for the studio’s Commercials and Short Form productions, creating animated and digital content for advertising agencies, third party brands as well as Aardman’s own IP. Most recently she has produced The Bear and the Squirrel - a 4D film for Efteling, and stop motion musical short Robin Robin for Netflix.
Will Becher
DirectorWill is a Director and Creative at Aardman. In 2018 he co-directed the BAFTA nominated A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019), then went on to direct his first commercials for the company on a campaign for DFS featuring the much loved duo, Wallace & Gromit.
Dan Binns
DirectorDan is a Director and Designer at Aardman, involved in multiple development projects and has recently directed What's Up With Everyone, a campaign developed to help young people become more aware of their mental wellbeing.
Joanna Cave
Finance DirectorJo’s role has oversight of the accounting operations at Aardman, and is responsible for monitoring and reporting on the performance and financial health of the business to all stakeholders, as well as providing strategic financial advice and guidance.
Sean Clarke
Managing DirectorSean has been at Aardman for over 20 years, and was appointed Managing Director in 2019. Sean is responsible for leading the Exec Board and ensuring Aardman is in a strong position to build on its rich creative legacy. He is Co-Executive Producer on Early Man, the two Shaun the Sheep movies and our half hour musical short Robin Robin.
Sarah Cox
Executive Creative Director - IP DevelopmentSarah is responsible for the development slate across the company. She has brought a range of new projects to the Aardman roster that include the stop frame musical short ‘Robin Robin’ and Aardman’s first CG series ‘Lloyd of the Flies’ and also was Executive Producer of the Shaun the Sheep series Adventures of Mossy Bottom for Netflix and Epic Adventures of Morph for Sky.
Darren Dubicki
DirectorDarren is a Director and Designer with 16 years experience in the animation and design industries. During this time he has worked across a broad spectrum of media; employing his mixed media, creative and filmmaking skills in film, broadcast, commercial and print projects.
Laurence Green
TrusteeAdvertising strategist turned agency founder, Laurence provides strategic counsel to creative businesses and currently serves as the Director of Effectiveness at the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising.
Emma Hardie
Executive Commercial and Brand DirectorEmma is responsible for all commercial, distribution and licensing, marketing and brand partnership activity across the company.
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