About
He is adept at distilling and defining brand problems and driven to find potent solutions that move people.
He has a wealth of experience generating big brand ideas, directing teams and executing work across the spectrum of channels.
This is further amplified by Dave’s new dedicated platform, Synthetique, which fuses human-born creativity and advertising expertise with Gen AI.
He is double Cannes Gold awarded, has won multiple D&AD pencils, and although an ex-Art Director himself, is teamed with several award-winning Art Directors.
He also increasingly offers more in-depth brand consultancy, insights, and words to help define or redefine brand voice and tone.
Whilst in Australia, Dave co-founded The Glue Society, an internationally renowned collective allowing commercial, film and art-based interests to co-exist and coalesce.
He is also Writer and Executive Producer on high-concept movie, Reverse, currently in pre-production with Academy Award-nominated Director, Sean Ellis.
Previous brands include: Google, adidas, Sky, Jaguar Land Rover, Nike, BMW, MINI, Abbey Road Studios, The Financial Times, WhatsApp, HSBC Global, Neom (KSA), Lyle and Scott, Roche, Selfridges, Alfa Romeo, Aviva, Coca-Cola Brands, Nestlé brands, Procter & Gamble Brands, Unilever Brands, J&J Brands, Kellogg's brands, Co-op, McDonald's, Dyson brands, Penguin Books, Sky, Aviva, Holiday Inn, Kleenex, Cazenove Capital, Ford, Bupa, Royal Navy, Selfridges, Weetabix, Churchill Insurance, Radox (Unilever), Santander, O2, Macmillan, Royal London (Insurance), Burton's, DHL, Western Union, Match.com, MTV, Football Federation Australia, A-League Women, Aussie Home Loans, Red Cross Australia, Berocca, Thredbo, Westpac, NADS, Pernod Ricard, Shell (Cleaner Fuels), First Direct, The Sydney Morning Herald, Hong Kong Tourism, Sunday Telecommunications (HK), CNN, Mandarin Oriental, PepsiCo, Nokia, 3 Mobile, Foxtel (Aus), The Australian, Colgate, Mazda, Britvic (Orange Tango), Kingfisher (B&Q), Red Mountain Coffee, Golden Wonder, Thompson’s Water Seal, National Savings, Texaco, Mars brands, Fiat, Scope, Royal Mail, Johnny Walker Red Label.
Previous agencies include: 180, HHCL, Mother, BBDO, Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, M&C Saatchi, Publicis, Sky Creative, VCCP, VML, Essence Mediacom, 303Lowe, GTB and The Glue Society.