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Executive Creative Director/ McCann Australia

John is the ECD of McCann Australia, a position he has held since October 2011. Under John’s leadership, McCann has quickly become one of Australia’s most interesting and most awarded agencies.

Prior to joining McCann, John was Executive Creative Director of, and Partner in, SMART – one of the most successful and progressive independent agencies in Australia.

As both a writer and a creative director, John has been awarded at all the major shows including multiple Cannes Grand Prix, a D&AD Black Pencil, One Show Best of Show, the Clio Awards and multiple Webby awards. His work has also been featured in the TED Ads Worth Spreading initiative, the only Australian work to ever be selected.

John was also named in the 2013 Creativity Top 50: the annual listing of the world’s most influential creative thinkers and doers.

Just recently, Australia’s leading marketing & advertising publication also named John as “the nicest person in advertising” which, while flattering, is most certainly not true. There are at least 5 people in his office alone who are nicer than he is.