Brand consultant and award-winning creative leader.Voice of CRHEATE – the monthly newsletter celebrating creativity in higher education.Judge at D&AD | The Caples | British Business Awards | The Drum Roses | DMAs & Grand Prix judge | BIMAFormerly IDM Tutor | Trustee of GRT Creative Network for students | DMA Awards CommitteeI'm aiming to maximise the positive impact I can have in the world by making university, research centre and spin-out brands as powerful as possible. We make Brand the catalyst for cultural relevance and create a distinct position, a unifying idea and inspired and energised people.If I can help as many of those folks succeed as possible then my work is done.

Studying the power of creativityDMA Awards Committee memberChair of Talent Hub DMA AwardsTrustee GRT Creative NetworkStudying Neo & Proto Palatial Minoan civilisationManchego+Quince – electronic dance duo. Who'd have thought

Ian is Creative Director and Board Director of this exciting new agency. He brings a wealth of expertise to creating work and teams rooted in the power of Ideas and Experience to build brands and customer journeys. The architect behind our Creative Community approach, he has fostered social capital between a wide range of skillsets, from content, social, film-making and UX as well as art, copy and design. His collaborative approach extends to partners in data and tech.Ian is also a member of the DMA Awards Committee and Grand Prix judging panel, a Trustee of the GRT Creative Network and a judge at D&AD, DMAs, International ECHO and MAA Do Different Awards. He was a speaker at Cannes 2018 on the Brand Masters programme.

Ian is the multi-award winning Board CD at The Real Adventure Unlimited. He's also been a judge at D&AD, DMAs, CIMTiG and BIMAs and is a member of the DMA Awards team and Grand Prix judge. He was Vice Chair of the DMA Agencies Council for three years and contributes as a speaker at a variety of industry events.He has a rare passion for connecting brands and customers that has driven the development of the many creative teams he has led over the years. This has led to the integration of disciplines such as social and digital experience into traditional creative structures. This willingness to be challenged and innovate informs his approach to CRM for our range of blue-chip clients including Aptamil UK, Cow & Gate, Costa Coffee, Danone Global brands, Weetabix and University of Derby.In his previous roles he was board creative director at both Indicia and Entire where he helped build both the size and reputation of each. Here he gave his unending enthusiasm and skills to brands such as Glemorangie, Shop Direct and Tourism Ireland – leading to the agency joining the heady ranks of Top Five Most Awarded Agencies in 2012/13. His considerable experience covers many sectors including financial services, retail and travel with brands like Aviva, Cornhill Direct, Axa Sun Life, AMP, Very, ISME, Boden, Sustrans and Innovation Norway among many others.His passionate nature also encompasses history and current affairs with particular interests in the middle east and Crete. Just ask him about the Lefka Ori.

D&AD Judge 2013 | Winner 2011 DMA Grand Prix | Winner Best Data Focussed Agency 2011 & 2012 | Plus many othersTop five awarded direct agency in the 2011-12 Won ReportCreative and Board Director leading the development of the agency proposition under the banner of Customer Engagement – one of, if not the first to do so. Set creative standards, nurtured talent, fostered ambition and a growth mindset. We won more than we lost. A lot more. Huge period of personal and group discovery about marketing effectiveness, social capital and working with external investors. A hugely talented business.

Creative and Board Director for this exciting new agency – launched under the banner of 'the marriage of creative and data'. Looking back perhaps we were ahead of the times. Saw the business grow from 5-100 people, winning and retaining clients throughout our journey of growth and eventual sale. Most satisfying was seeing the personal development of so much talent. And learning so much myself, sometimes the hard way. We were quite an extraordinary bunch.

Led the creative comms and design team working with some of the leading environmental and urban designers in the UK. Massive learning curve in how to collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams – from landscape architects to ornithologists, engineers to economists. Clients included BP, Highways Agency, UKAEA, BHP and Docklands Development Corporation

Following secondment to the FT moved into a hybrid role working to both the Head of Advertising and Editor. News graphics, feature designs, culminating in full title redesigns including several mastheads.

Press concept, design and production.