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David Fox

Dubai,UAE
David Fox

Summary

Committed and experience CEO with background in business leadership, change management and business risk analysis. Interprets business needs, risks, client requirements and cost structures to increase forecasting accuracy and exceed revenue targets. Maintains smooth operations through careful oversight, priority management and workflow coordination. Motivational leader with record of success in various markets and cultures. Seeks out change opportunities, capitalising on technologies, improved methods and gaps to surpass targets. History maintaining efficiency and high employee satisfaction with responsive management style.


  • David believes leadership is the start and end of any company's success and works hard to build leaders of the future who are capable, accountable and growth orientated
  • David has worked in the Ogilvy group for 24 years in Sydney, London, back to Sydney and then the Middle East
  • He has worked in end markets leading P&L's, built, and run global team models, run a region, and oversaw global clients in Geometry, then WPP's worldwide shopper and digital agency
  • He has a proven record of growth on clients and believes that strong cultures create strong companies with strong financial outcomes
  • David's turnaround of Ogilvy Australia from 2014 from an ad agency into an award winning fully integrated digital, data, content and social agency, is heralded as the first and one of the best models globally by the then Worldwide CEO of Ogilvy

Overview

29
years of professional experience

Work history

MEMAC OGILVY

CEO, MENA REGION
03.2021 - Current

Job overview



  • David currently leads the MENA region for Ogilvy which is ten countries (UAE, Saudi, Qatar, Egypt, Tunisia, Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman and Beirut) and 12 cities with over 500 people across the region
  • With US$55 million in revenue and major local and international clients
  • Some of the larger clients like Vodafone in Oman, IKEA for the UAE, Qatar National Bank
  • David's core focus is driving a more connected region and culture seeing the EnPS scores in Sept 2022

OGILVY AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

CEO
05.2014 - 01.2021

Job overview


  • As the CEO of Ogilvy Australia, the 5th largest market in the world for Ogilvy, David sat on the global Exco for Ogilvy Worldwide
  • David led an agency of over 400 people in 5 cities - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and
  • Wellington
  • Ogilvy's capabilities include traditional advertising, digital communications, marketing automation, content, social, data and behavior science
  • Ogilvy is a top 3 agency in Australia and in 2020 is the most awarded agency in the country
  • Ogilvy is the leading creative agency in Australia within WPP AU NZ delivering profits of over $9 million at a margin of 16%
  • David is currently sat on the Worldwide Enterprise Leadership team chaired by John Siefert, Worldwide CEO of Ogilvy
  • These 35+ people are the global leaders of Ogilvy charged with taking the company into the next phase of growth
  • Key Clients - KFC ($14m), American Express ($7m), ING Bank ($4m), IBM($2m), Mondelez ($4m)
  • Coca Cola Company - all brands ($3m), Nestle ($2m), AAMI ($5m), NSW Transport safety ($3m)
  • BP ($1.5m), Dexus ($1m).

CREATIVE AGENCY

CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER
04.2018 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • David was asked to take what he did with Ogilvy, transforming it from an ad agency dinosaur, into a modern marketing communications business, and apply the same thinking and strategies to the other WPP AU NZ creative agencies including VMLY&R, Grey and four local agencies
  • There are nine creative agencies in the group representing a third of the group's total revenue
  • Excluding Ogilvy, the other three international agencies are in their fifth year of revenue and profit decline
  • David's task is to turn this around.

GEOMETRY - An Ogilvy Group Company
LONDON, United Kingdom

HEAD OF GLOBAL CLIENTS AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
06.2013 - 04.2014

Job overview


  • David's primary task was running the BAT business post the merger of G2 and Ogilvy Action creating Geometry
  • BAT and Geometry operated together in 40+ countries and David oversaw all operations of over 1800 people on the BAT business.

OGILVY ACTION
LONDON

WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR
04.2009 - 06.2013

Job overview

  • David ran all global clients for OgilvyAction including leadings its largest client, BAT globally
  • David sat on the global board of OgilvyAction reporting to the worldwide CEO or Ogilvy Action.

OGILVY ACTION
LONDON

DEPUTY WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR
03.2008 - 04.2009

Job overview

  • David was second in charge of all global clients for OgilvyAction.

141 WORLDWIDE - An Ogilvy Group Company
LONDON

CLIENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
02.2007 - 03.2008

Job overview

  • David was responsible as CSD for global clients reporting into the Worldwide Managing Director.

141 Worldwide - An Ogilvy Group Company
LONDON

WORLDWIDE HEAD OF TRADE MARKETING
04.2005 - 02.2007

Job overview

  • David was brought to London from Sydney to launch a new global offering in the area of Trade
  • Marketing for clients
  • This new business was the fastest growing part of 141 Worldwide in 2006.

SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
SYDNEY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
01.2003 - 03.2005

Job overview

  • David was the most senior suit in Australia's largest and most profitable advertising agency
  • Reporting to the CEO David oversaw all client teams as well as new business.

SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
SYDNEY

GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
01.2001 - 01.2003

Job overview

  • Senior suit responsible for BAT, Lion, Hyundai.

SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
SYDNEY

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
08.1999 - 01.2001

Job overview

  • Overseeing several major clients in the agency including Lion, Nestle, BAT and Australian Airlines.

BATEY KAZOO COMMUNICATIONS
SYDNEY

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
01.1995 - 07.1999

Job overview

  • David worked at Batey Kazoo Sydney starting as an AM and being promoted to AD
  • David worked on Singapore Airlines, Singapore Tourism Board, Audi, CityRail, Luna Park, Taronga Zoo.

Education

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

University overview

David completed a short course on the subject of Organisational change and renewal.

AWARD SCHOOL

SYDNEY

University overview

David successfully completed the ad industry's, A three-year course aimed at developing future marketers and agency personnel.

UTS

ADVANCED ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CERTIFICATE

Skills

  • Strong and proven leader of teams over many years with many cultures
  • Fascinated by the culture in companies and how to work hard to always improve them
  • Honest and says it how it is
  • No substitute for hard work
  • Loves what he does everyday
  • Strategic consultancy
  • Strategic thinking
  • Mentoring and training
  • P&L management
  • Change management
  • CMO level interaction
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Problem solving skills
  • C-suite experience

Additional Information

  • Current Awards (2020) - Apac Effie agency of the year, Campaign Asia Agency of the year, Campaign Asia Best place to work in Asia Award, Australian Business Awards - Employer of choice for a third year in a row, Bronze and Gold at IPA Effectiveness Awards, Adstars - 2 x Grand Prix's, Campaign Brief winner of best work 2020 and leading finalist in Australian Effies (announced Oct 30th ).

Timeline

CEO, MENA REGION

MEMAC OGILVY
03.2021 - Current

CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER

CREATIVE AGENCY
04.2018 - 03.2020

CEO

OGILVY AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
05.2014 - 01.2021

HEAD OF GLOBAL CLIENTS AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

GEOMETRY - An Ogilvy Group Company
06.2013 - 04.2014

WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR

OGILVY ACTION
04.2009 - 06.2013

DEPUTY WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR

OGILVY ACTION
03.2008 - 04.2009

CLIENT SERVICES DIRECTOR

141 WORLDWIDE - An Ogilvy Group Company
02.2007 - 03.2008

WORLDWIDE HEAD OF TRADE MARKETING

141 Worldwide - An Ogilvy Group Company
04.2005 - 02.2007

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
01.2003 - 03.2005

GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
01.2001 - 01.2003

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
08.1999 - 01.2001

ACCOUNT DIRECTOR

BATEY KAZOO COMMUNICATIONS
01.1995 - 07.1999

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

AWARD SCHOOL

SYDNEY

UTS

ADVANCED ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CERTIFICATE
David Fox