Experience

PUSH Collective

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner, Executive Creative Director

  • Mar 2013 - Present

  PUSH is the brand strategy and design consultancy led by Erminio Putignano and Ken Shadbolt, two of the most experienced brand consultants in Asia Pacific. Our team includes creative minds and systems thinkers specialised in different disciplines but united by a shared passion and know-how: we approach brands as agents of change in the lives of people, and we excel at designing solutions that bring an enduring sense of purpose, clarity and beauty. PUSH is the brand strategy and design consultancy led by Erminio Putignano and Ken Shadbolt, two of the most experienced brand consultants in Asia Pacific. Our team includes creative minds and systems thinkers specialised in different disciplines but united by a shared passion and know-how: we approach brands as agents of change in the lives of people, and we excel at designing solutions that bring an enduring sense of purpose, clarity and beauty.



FutureBrand

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Executive Creative Director

  • 2002 - Aug 2012

  Shortly after the acquisition of the FHA business, Ken was appointed creative head of FutureBrand's Australian operations. As a member of FutureBrand's executive committee, Ken helped build a multi-disciplinary international team to lead significant brand creation projects across diverse sectors both at home and throughout the AsiaPacific region . Projects included: • nations (Brand Australia, Brand Peru) • sports (FINA World Championships, Cricket Australia, ICC, Commonwealth Games, One HD) • higher education (RMIT University, La Trobe University) • retail (Coles, 7-Eleven, GPT, ISPT) • transport (Metro Trains Melbourne, Public Transport Victoria, Korean Air, Fiji Airways) • federal government (Human Services Portfolio, Medicare, Centrelink, Australian Federal Police) • tourism (Hayman Island, Pure Tasmania, Crown) • industrials (Indian Oil, Petronas) • financial services (ANZ, AMP) • telecommunications (Yellow Pages, AAPT) • not-for-profit (World Vision, Royal Flying Doctors Service) Show less



FutureBrand FHA

• Australia

• Group Design Director

  • 1997 - 2002

  During a period of strong growth for one of Australia's preeminent identity consultancies, Ken was Group Design Director when the team won an international design competition to develop the Look of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. This was the culmination of an influential period in the company's history that saw it lead many of the country's largest identity assignments including the creation of the Telstra, Orica and Crown brands. During a period of strong growth for one of Australia's preeminent identity consultancies, Ken was Group Design Director when the team won an international design competition to develop the Look of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. This was the culmination of an influential period in the company's history that saw it lead many of the country's largest identity assignments including the creation of the Telstra, Orica and Crown brands.



FHA Image Design

• Melbourne, Australia

• Design Director

  • 1994 - 1997



Flett Henderson Arnold

• Melbourne, Australia

• Senior Designer

  • 1989 - 1994