Hi, I’m
David Fox
Dubai,UAE
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
2021.03 - Current (5 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)
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
2014.05 - 2021.01 (6 education.years_Label & 8 education.months_Label)
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
2018.04 - 2020.03 (1 education.year_Label & 11 education.months_Label)
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 CompanyLONDON, United Kingdom
HEAD OF GLOBAL CLIENTS AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
2013.06 - 2014.04 (10 education.months_Label)
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 ACTIONLONDON
WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR
2009.04 - 2013.06 (4 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)
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 ACTIONLONDON
DEPUTY WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR
2008.03 - 2009.04 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)
Job overview
- David was second in charge of all global clients for OgilvyAction.
141 WORLDWIDE - An Ogilvy Group CompanyLONDON
CLIENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
2007.02 - 2008.03 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)
Job overview
- David was responsible as CSD for global clients reporting into the Worldwide Managing Director.
141 Worldwide - An Ogilvy Group CompanyLONDON
WORLDWIDE HEAD OF TRADE MARKETING
2005.04 - 2007.02 (1 education.year_Label & 10 education.months_Label)
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 & MATHERSYDNEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
2003.01 - 2005.03 (2 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)
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 & MATHERSYDNEY
GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
2001.01 - 2003.01 (2 education.years_Label)
Job overview
- Senior suit responsible for BAT, Lion, Hyundai.
SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHERSYDNEY
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
1999.08 - 2001.01 (1 education.year_Label & 5 education.months_Label)
Job overview
- Overseeing several major clients in the agency including Lion, Nestle, BAT and Australian Airlines.
BATEY KAZOO COMMUNICATIONSSYDNEY
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
1995.01 - 1999.07 (4 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
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
2021.03 - Current (5 education.years_Label & 3 education.months_Label)
CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER
CREATIVE AGENCY
2018.04 - 2020.03 (1 education.year_Label & 11 education.months_Label)
CEO
OGILVY AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
2014.05 - 2021.01 (6 education.years_Label & 8 education.months_Label)
HEAD OF GLOBAL CLIENTS AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
GEOMETRY - An Ogilvy Group Company
2013.06 - 2014.04 (10 education.months_Label)
WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR
OGILVY ACTION
2009.04 - 2013.06 (4 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)
DEPUTY WORLDWIDE MANAGING DIRECTOR
OGILVY ACTION
2008.03 - 2009.04 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)
CLIENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
141 WORLDWIDE - An Ogilvy Group Company
2007.02 - 2008.03 (1 education.year_Label & 1 education.month_Label)
WORLDWIDE HEAD OF TRADE MARKETING
141 Worldwide - An Ogilvy Group Company
2005.04 - 2007.02 (1 education.year_Label & 10 education.months_Label)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
2003.01 - 2005.03 (2 education.years_Label & 2 education.months_Label)
GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
2001.01 - 2003.01 (2 education.years_Label)
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
SINGLETON OGILVY & MATHER
1999.08 - 2001.01 (1 education.year_Label & 5 education.months_Label)
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR
BATEY KAZOO COMMUNICATIONS
1995.01 - 1999.07 (4 education.years_Label & 6 education.months_Label)
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
AWARD SCHOOL
SYDNEY
UTS
ADVANCED ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CERTIFICATE