David  Eastman

David Eastman

Founder at OUTLIER
New York, Estados Unidos

Sumário

20 years of brand marketing, digital transformation, agency and strategy experience.

David has held leadership positions at independent and holding-company owned digital, integrated and traditional agencies, with P&L management experience up to $350m.

Most recently as Managing Partner of MCD Partners he led corporate strategy and the eventual sale to the M&C Saatchi Group.

Between 2009 and 2013 at J Walter Thompson David was Worldwide Director of Digital and then CEO North America. In these roles he was responsible for driving growth, digital transformation and strategic acquisitions.

Prior to this he was Chief Executive at the Omnicom owned Zulu Network. A mini-network of digital, integrated, technology and experiential agencies, including five time Campaign Digital Agency of the Year Agency Republic.

Before Zulu David spent nearly eight years at Omnicom owned agency.com, most recently as global CEO.

David is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a Webby judge and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has held board positions at the 4A's, the Ad Council and the AEF.

During his career he has worked on myriad brands including: T-Mobile, Vonage, Rolex, Nestle, Diageo, Microsoft, HSBC, Johnson and Johnson, British Airways, The Economist, British Telecom (BT), Pfizer, Royal Caribbean,

He is a regular conference and keynote speaker on themes such as the future of social media, digital transformation and brands in a digital world.

David is a UK citizen and US Green card holder. He currently lives in New York.

Positions

Founder
OUTLIER
March 2016 - Present (8 anos 1 mês)
Digital strategy and transformation for companies, brands, products and services.
Managing Partner
MCD Partners, part of M&C Saatchi Group.
November 2014 - January 2016 (1 ano 2 meses)
Digital customer experience and marketing agency. Clients include Samsung, Discover, Johnson & Johnson, World Bank.
CEO North America
VML
New York, Estados Unidos
March 2010 - December 2013 (3 anos 9 meses)
Responsible for growth and overall strategy of JWT group North America.
Responsible for approx $350m in fees and billings.
Brands won and/or worked on include: Vonage, Royal Caribbean, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson, Rolex, Microsoft, Nestle.
7 Cannes Lions including Gold for BAND AID in Mobile.
11 North American Effies
Worldwide Head of Digital
VML
New York, Estados Unidos
February 2009 - July 2011 (2 anos 5 meses)
Responsible for JWT's global digital strategy, talent and education as well as all digital subsidiary's. Responsible for all digital subsidiary's: $130m in fees and billings.
Brands worked on include HSBC, Rolex, Nestle, Johnson & Johnson.
Led North American acquisition of Digitaria.
CEO
Zulu Network (Omnicom)
July 2007 - January 2009 (1 ano 6 meses)
Omnicom-owned 'Future-facing network' comprising Agency Republic, Weapon7, Claydon Heeley, Code, Kitchen London, IPSH.
Global CEO
Agency.com
November 1998 - June 2006 (7 anos 7 meses)
Responsible for overall global growth and strategic direction of Agency.com which became part of TBWA group in 2005.

Educação

3 year course, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

1991 - Present (33 anos 3 meses)

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