ASIA-PACIFIC – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, DECEMBER 1, 2011: Whybin\TBWA\ TEQUILA has announced that Dave Brady is to join the agency as Creative Group Head.
Brady has spent 10 years in London and the last few years in New Zealand at DRAFTFCB. Most recently, he was Creative Director on Cadbury and Head of Art at DDB.
He has been awarded internationally at Cannes Lions, One Show, London International and Spikes Asia. He was also behind all four of DDB´s Gold awards at Axis this year and has work featured in the Musée de la Publicité National Poster Collections in Paris.
"I´ve had a fantastic time in New Zealand. I was lucky enough to be surrounded by some seriously humbling talent," said Brady. "The willingness to make things happen, the passion for craft and drive for innovation I´ve experienced in New Zealand has been totally inspiring."
"I´m incredibly excited about the move to Whybins. Matty and Dave have a really refreshing approach to the business. They´re driven and very smart. They also have at their disposal an agency full of formidable talent. It´s going to be fun," he added.
Commented Toby Talbot, Group DDB New Zealand´s Group Executive Creative Director: "Dave Brady is one of those rare things: a thoroughly nice chap paired with real talent. Dave is the consummate art director and also an accomplished illustrator, although I´m not sure he´ll like that put about for fear of Matty and Dave getting him to do their storyboards for them. Dave has been a big part of DDB these last few years and I´m really happy to see that he´s not going backwards by joining an agency with the potential of TBWA. I wish him all the best."
Whybin\TBWA joint-ECD Dave Bowman said, "He’s only been here a few days and already I´m feeling both threatened and overwhelmed by his talent, which means he’s certainly going to fit in."
