Industry voice
Bima 100 judge
Creativepool Judge
Speaker on behalf of Rufus Leonard at the D&AD Design Festival.
Guest speaker on branding at Regents University
Lectures and partners with LCC and LCCA – portfolio surgeries, live agency briefs
Launched The Rufus Raw Academy in 2017 – Internship scheme.
Awards
Gold at Cannes, Transform Awards, Design Week Awards, European Excellence Awards, CiB Awards, The Communicator awards (USA) and PrintWeek Awards.
Key highlights
2026 – ECD & Global Design Lead at Shell
2022 – ECD & Head of Brand at frog
2019 – ECD role expands to include copy team
2017 – Promoted to ECD of both brand and digital
2016 – Promoted to ECD of Brand
2015 – Joined Rufus Leonard as Creative Director
I am a global Executive Creative Director
& Brand Leader. I bring the authority
and strategic leadership to create, build and evolve leading, iconic brands.
Award-winning Creative and Brand Leader with extensive experience creating, shaping and transforming global brands across agency and client-side environments. Demonstrated leadership in building and managing high-performing multidisciplinary teams spanning brand, digital, motion, content and experience design.
Proven ability to engage executive stakeholders and connect strategy, creativity and commercial leadership to deliver large-scale transformation programmes and measurable business impact. Connecting strategy, creativity and leadership, I translate ambition into clear vision, scalable frameworks and measurable impact. I have grown global and local portfolios through long-term partnerships that link brand directly to commercial performance.
End-to-end brand transformation sits at the core of my work, from ideation through to execution, combining creative excellence with strategic rigour, governance and C-suite influence. Working closely with senior stakeholders, I distil complexity into clear direction and deliver it across campaigns, digital ecosystems, content, and brand systems.
High-performing, multidisciplinary teams are built and led with a culture of excellence, pace and accountability, consistently delivering at scale with commercial impact.
AI is embedded in creative workflows to accelerate concept-to-reality and enable smarter, faster, and more scalable delivery that strengthens both brand impact and business value.
Skills
Executive Creative Direction
Global Brand Strategy
Brand Transformation
Creative Leadership
Brand Governance
Integrated Campaigns
Creative Operations
Agency Management
Design Systems
AI-Enabled Transformation
Team Building and Integration
Coaching and Mentoring