Over the past two decades, Graham has created and inspired award-winning integrated campaigns for brands both big and small on three continents. In 1987, after winning numerous awards as a copywriter in his native UK, he headed for Hong Kong where after three years as Group Creative Director with Ogilvy&Mather he was hired by DMB&B to lead their Asia-Pacific hub office.
Over the next six years the office grew from 12 to 400 people - winning Coca-Cola, the global Fanta business, Hennessy, Hyatt and key P&G brand launches along the way. Graham was part of the entrepreneurial team that set up the DMB&B’s Greater China network and in 1995 he became Regional Creative Director Asia.
In 1997 the network asked him to head up their Head Office in New York. Under his leadership the agency won Heineken, Capital One, Ernst&Young and multiple P&G brands launches. In 2003 he took a year off to develop a movie for Disney, together with various TV and digital projects.
In 2004 he joined JWT Chicago. During his three and a half years in charge, the office won the national relaunch of Macy’s, Nestle Stouffers, Kimberley-Clark Kotex, Goodnites, Poise and projects from HSBC, plus numerous awards including Global Effies and D&AD London.
Recently Graham and his family moved back to their home in NY. Over the past 6 months he helped launch a new fashion brand, composed and recorded a rock album, wrote a classic car TV drama series and developed innovative integrated content for a number of major brands.
In 2009 he co-founded Strategy Farm, a boutique integrated communications agency in Manhattan.
-BRAND EXPERIENCE-
Coca-Cola; Capital One, American Express, HSBC, Ernst & Young; Heineken, Amstel Light, Hennessy; Macy’s; P&G Crest, Swiffer, Pampers, Always, Dawn; Kimberly-Clark Kotex; Kraft Philadelphia, Oscar Mayer, Lunchables; Nestle Butterfinger, Stouffers; General Mills; Norelco, Philips; Le Coq Sportif; Hyatt International; Korean Air; Partnership for a Drug Free America.
-NOTABLE AWARDS-
D&AD London, Effies Gold, Cannes Finalists, US One Show Golds, NY Festivals Golds, UK Campaign Poster Awards Golds, UK Creative Circle Gold, UK Campaign Press Awards, Media Awards Asia Golds, Hong Kong 4As Golds.
-REFERENCES-
Ros King, Lance Smith, Roger Winter, Jan Kostner (on request)
-CONTACT-
917-517-0277 (mobile)
