Experience

OMD Australia

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Group Managing Director

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Lead and grow OMD's media agency services across Victoria and Queensland.

• Group Managing Director

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  Lead and grow OMD agency services across Queensland and WA. Foster Omnicom / Clemenger group operational integration and develop Omnicom service business development opportunities.



dentsu

• Japan
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• CEO Mitchells & Vizeum ANZ

  • Nov 2013 - Apr 2016

  Lead and manage all media businesses including Vizeum and Dentsu Mitchell across ANZ, managing team of up to 235 and a turnover of $750m. Drive operating standards and product output to achieve brand vision, goals and financial targets, as defined by the global, regional and ANZ executive leadership team. Establish and assert a competitive differentiation for the brands in the market. Member of the Executive Leadership team for DAN ANZ.

• Managing Director

  • May 2010 - Oct 2013

  Successfully manage the exit of previous management, retain clients, win new business and develop and recruit talent to drive and operate Mitchells as a DAN agency. Support the introduction of other DAN operations - digital, search, PR - into the market and encourage the integration of DAN operations to best effect for clients. Build a strong, effective team with clear succession and develop a progressive agency culture with 55 staff. Turnover of $220m, manifesting as the clear #1 agency by 40%.



Dentsu Aegis Network ANZ, Mitchell Communication Group

• Group Director, Business Development

  • Dec 2008 - Apr 2010

  Develop new business program and lead new business pitch teams to win significant clients. Foster collaboration and lead effective initiatives to integrate Group operations to benefit clients' marketing communication strategies and campaigns. Develop new business program and lead new business pitch teams to win significant clients. Foster collaboration and lead effective initiatives to integrate Group operations to benefit clients' marketing communication strategies and campaigns.



Starcom Mediavest Group (Australia)

• Managing Director

  • Aug 2005 - Nov 2008

  Lead, develop and mentor a team of 50 personnel to retain key clients, win new business and develop remuneration structures to deliver 20% YOY revenue growth. Restructure the agency to integrate and evolve digital media capabilities and expertise. Turnover of $230m. Lead, develop and mentor a team of 50 personnel to retain key clients, win new business and develop remuneration structures to deliver 20% YOY revenue growth. Restructure the agency to integrate and evolve digital media capabilities and expertise. Turnover of $230m.



Clemenger Careers Australia & New Zealand

• Australia
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Business Services

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2005

  Develop and deliver effective CRM business service solutions. Project manage the transplant of data services from NZ to Australia. Establish and encourage integration of Group services to best effect for client campaigns and Group new business effort. Develop and deliver effective CRM business service solutions. Project manage the transplant of data services from NZ to Australia. Establish and encourage integration of Group services to best effect for client campaigns and Group new business effort.



Simon Richards

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • May 2003 - Aug 2004

  Establish the SRG CRM business in NSW. Establish the SRG CRM business in NSW.



metis, 1576 advertising

• Managing Director

  • Nov 2001 - May 2003

  Establish metis as a CRM agency in Scotland. Establish metis as a CRM agency in Scotland.



Wunderman

• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Director

  • Dec 2000 - Nov 2001

  Develop and implement the Ford Fleet Business Centre in Australia.

• General Manager

  • Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

  Establish Wunderman in South Africa to provide CRM consulting, digital, data, marcomms and Call Centre capability. Develop and implement the Ford Fleet Business Centre.

• Business Systems & Consultancy Group Director (UK)

  • Oct 1994 - Jan 1999

  Manage Marketing Systems operations and developments. Significantly, Ford's European Customer DB development and implementation and the Ford Fleet Centre roll-out.Establish a CRM Consultancy Service to develop international business systems capabilities and implement marketing service infrastructure solutions for clients worldwide.