Chris was previously Executive Creative Director at BBDO, DDB, Lowe and digital agency Interone China.
He founded and ran his own Agency in London, and another in Vietnam. He also worked at Ogilvy Singapore and Tribal DDB Amsterdam. He's now a partner in two different Generative AI companies – nmatic.ai and generationAI.courses
Two golds and two Silvers at Campaign Asia’s Creative Agency of the Year Awards across four different agency networks as ECD.
He has created and produced national and global campaigns for clients like Coke, BMW, Google, Unilever, Visa and Havaianas.
Chris works with people all over the world. From New York to London to Singapore to Bangkok to Singapore and Sydney. Whoever is best for each job, not just who is sitting in the office.
Now with 3+ years immersed in the incredible world of Generative Artificial Intelligence, he's becoming a much sought after speaker and doer of all things AI. He has never been in such demand nor been as valuable as he is now to clients and their brands. With subscriptions to around 30 different AI platforms, he keeps at the cutting edge of the tech, always finding new ways to apply it to advertising. He has created AI films for global clients.
A regular lecturer, mentor, panelist and advertising awards jury member, he’s also a book author and illustrator, writing for his three grown-up children plus 7yr old twins. Father of a doctor, an MA graduate and a professional drummer.
If he hadn’t been an Adman, he would have loved to have gone into comedy. ‘They all laughed when I said I’d become a comedian. Well, they’re not laughing now.’ Bob Monkhouse