About me
20 years of brand marketing, digital transformation, agency and strategy experience.
David has held leadership positions at independent and holding-company owned digital, integrated and traditional agencies, with P&L management experience up to $350m.
Most recently as Managing Partner of MCD Partners he led corporate strategy and the eventual sale to the M&C Saatchi Group.
Between 2009 and 2013 at J Walter Thompson David was Worldwide Director of Digital and then CEO North America. In these roles he was responsible for driving growth, digital transformation and strategic acquisitions.
Prior to this he was Chief Executive at the Omnicom owned Zulu Network. A mini-network of digital, integrated, technology and experiential agencies, including five time Campaign Digital Agency of the Year Agency Republic.
Before Zulu David spent nearly eight years at Omnicom owned agency.com, most recently as global CEO.
David is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a Webby judge and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has held board positions at the 4A's, the Ad Council and the AEF.
During his career he has worked on myriad brands including: T-Mobile, Vonage, Rolex, Nestle, Diageo, Microsoft, HSBC, Johnson and Johnson, British Airways, The Economist, British Telecom (BT), Pfizer, Royal Caribbean,
He is a regular conference and keynote speaker on themes such as the future of social media, digital transformation and brands in a digital world.
David is a UK citizen and US Green card holder. He currently lives in New York.
Skills
- Digital Strategy
- Integrated Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Mobile Marketing
- Interactive Marketing
- Digital Media
- Online Advertising
- Creative Strategy
- New Media
- Brand Development
- Advertising
- Creative Direction
- Media Planning
- SEM
- Social Media Marketing
- Social Media
- Direct Marketing
- Interactive Advertising
- Content Strategy
- Relationship Marketing
- Brand Architecture
- User Experience
- Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Viral Marketing
- Web Project Management
- Search Engine Marketing...
- Art Direction
- Marketing Communications
Talent you might be interested in
Positions
Founder
Managing Partner
Responsible for approx $350m in fees and billings.
Brands won and/or worked on include: Vonage, Royal Caribbean, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson, Rolex, Microsoft, Nestle.
7 Cannes Lions including Gold for BAND AID in Mobile.
11 North American Effies
Brands worked on include HSBC, Rolex, Nestle, Johnson & Johnson.
Led North American acquisition of Digitaria.
