| Eloise Smith | |
| Nationality: | British |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1978 |
| Sport: | Fencing |
| Education: | Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Eloise Smith (born 2 January 1978) is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] She was Commonwealth fencing champion in Individual Women's Foil in 1998 and 2002.[3] [4] From 1997 to 2004, she represented Great Britain at every World Fencing Championships and was British Individual Women's Foil No. 1. She was coached by Ziemowit Wojciechowski at Salle Paul.[5]
She attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[6] where she graduated in 1999.[7]
Eloise was an Executive Creative Director in advertising before becoming a children's author.
| Competition[8] | Year | Location | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Havana | ||
| 2002 |  Newcastle | Individual Gold Team Bronze | |
| World Fencing Championships | 2002 | Lisbon | |
| 2001 |  Nîmes | ||
| Olympic Games | 2000 | Sydney | |
| World Fencing Championships | 1999 |  Seoul | |
| 1998 | Shah Alam | Individual Gold Team Gold | |
| 1998 | Lisbon | ||
| 1997 | Tenerife | ||
| 1996 |  Tournai | ||
| 1995 | Paris | ||
| 1994 |  Mexico City | ||
Eloise's debut middle-grade fiction title, Sister To A Star,[9] was published by Chicken House Books in May 2022.[10] Her second book, Winner Takes Gold[11] was released in Jan 2024. The Times awarded it Children's Book of the Week, describing it as "a gymnastics thriller with a twist . . . a lively whodunnit set in an elite training camp for young gymnasts."[12]
Eloise attended Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Elstree, before studying English Literature and Language at St Edmund Hall, Oxford,[6] where she graduated in 1999.[7] In 2001, she studied at West Herts College for a diploma in Copywriting and Art Direction for Advertising.[13]
Eloise began her career in advertising at marketing and communications company RKCR/ Y&R in 2001 as a creative. In 2004, she moved to St Luke's Communications, followed by digital agency AKQA and digital and social marketing agency Work Club as a creative lead.[14] Here she created The Carte Noire Readers featuring Dominic West, Joseph Fiennes and more.[15]
In 2010, she moved to advertising agency Havas London as a creative director. Notable clients included Citroën, Kraft and evian.
In January 2014, she was appointed Executive Creative Director at digital marketing agency MullenLowe Profero, [16] [17] becoming joint Executive Creative Director at MullenLowe London in 2016,[18] before becoming Group Creative Director of Amazon EU until 2023.[19]