Global Design Director Mars Food
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May 2021 - Present
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David Gadd Email & Phone Number
Global Design Director Mars Food
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Mars
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2 phones found area 794
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David Gadd is listed as Global Design Director Mars Food at Mars, based in London, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at effem.com, phone signal with area code 794, and a matched LinkedIn profile for David Gadd.
David Gadd previously worked as Global Chocolate Design Lead at Mars and Global M&M'S Design Manager at Mars. David Gadd holds Ba First, Industrial Design And Technology from Brunel University Of London.
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About David Gadd
David is the Global Design Director for Mars Food. David is responsible for driving locally and globally consistent brand identities for the Mars Food portfolio as well as bringing in the application of design thinking and innovation methodology to tackle brand, business, and innovation challenges. David joined Mars in 2011, and spent 10 years working for the Mars Wrigley division both in the UK and US (Chicago). In those roles, he developed exciting identities and expansive innovation pipelines for iconic brands such as Dove/Galaxy & M&M’S across emerging markets, China, Europe and the USA.Prior to Mars David worked in the aviation industry and previously the agency world, building consumer experiences. One of his proudest initiatives was being part of the team that designed a full cabin refresh across the fleet at Virgin Atlantic as well as designing an award winning high quality meal experience that saw a 45% reduction in greenhouse gasses. On a personal level David enjoys playing tennis, all forms of geekdom and entertainment, gaming and discovering new places to have fun in the city with his friends.Specialties: Customer experience, customer journey mapping, workshops, process development, change delivery, product development, service design, graphic communication, lighting, material development, trim and finish, design management, account management, setting and managing budgets, IP protection, project managing, comfortable to present on behalf of employee.
Listed skills include Creative Direction, Product Development, Design Thinking, Design Strategy, and 10 others.
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8 roles
David Gadd work experience
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Global Chocolate Design Lead
- Ensure excellence in brand design accross consumer touchpoints to deliver great consumer experiences with our portfolio of famous brands - Snickers, M&M'S, Twix, Maltesers, Celebrations, Dove Galaxy- Fuelling our brand's and category innovation pipelines with great projects using design thinking in partnership with the cross functional team.- Co-ordinating, directing and assigning projects within the chocolate design team- Leading high priority projects.- Enabling great design accross our brand's world for our associates through the creation of clear & engaging guidance.
Oct 2017 - May 2021
Global M&M'S Design Manager
Sep 2012 - Oct 2017
Uk Design Manager
Apr 2011 - Sep 2012
Designer
At Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) I have been focused on creating the highest quality of designs for the company throughout many aspects of the passengers’ journey with VAA and it’s fleet. Our prime objectives have included improving the customer experience within strict project cost, time and quality constraints.• Responsible for ensuring VAA’s brand comes to life in my designs.• Effectively managing and working in close collaboration with many highly talented external design agencies and in-house design teams.• Successful guardian of design heritage while ensuring value engineering / compromises are made where necessary whilst consistently championing the passenger.• Discovered new ideas, trends, innovations and materials to benefit Virgin Atlantic passengers while helping to enhance the VAA competitive advantage.• Successfully and confidently presented design concepts to internal stakeholders to reach business case approval and acquire final sign-off.
May 2008 - Apr 2011
Junior Designer
Pearson Matthews Innovation Consultants
Freelance Designer to enhance the in-house design team. Working on, and managing, design on a number of projects for high profile clients ranging from high-end consumer goods to specialist medical equipment. I was then given the further responsibility of refreshing and re-designing the corporate identity.
Aug 2007 - May 2008
Freelance Designer
Freelance work developing a number of concepts and a product range near market.
Sep 2007 - Oct 2007
Freelance Designer
A project to design and develop the 'London Design and Innovation Map' for higher education institutions in London.
Jun 2007 - Aug 2007
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David Gadd education
Ba First, Industrial Design And Technology
Brunel University Of London
Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Industrial And Product Design
Brunel University Of London
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David Gadd works for Mars.
What is David Gadd's role at Mars?
David Gadd is listed as Global Design Director Mars Food at Mars.
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AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @effem.com for David Gadd at Mars.
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AeroLeads has found 2 phone signal(s) with area code 794 for David Gadd at Mars.
Where is David Gadd based?
David Gadd is based in London, England, United Kingdom while working with Mars.
What companies has David Gadd worked for?
David Gadd has worked for Mars, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Pearson Matthews Innovation Consultants, Ici Dulux, and London Development Agency.
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What schools did David Gadd attend?
David Gadd holds Ba First, Industrial Design And Technology from Brunel University Of London.
What skills is David Gadd known for?
David Gadd is listed with skills including Creative Direction, Product Development, Design Thinking, Design Strategy, Design Management, Experience Design, Innovation Management, and Product Innovation.
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