James Wood

James Wood is one of the Gulf’s leading Creative Directors with over twenty years experience in the business of branding and integrated communications. After spending many years in London agencies, he is now based at TMH, Dubai’s most established independent branding agency. Leading a strategically driven multi-national creative department, James has created flagship brands and advertising for the likes of Zayed Sports City, The Daily Mail Group, Majid al Futtaim Leisure, Fairmont, Burj al Arab, Shangri-la, Anantara, ADCB, Dubai Culture, Avenue - Etihad Towers, Nakheel, Emaar, Barclays, NatWest, UniLever, and the BBC.

Notable achievements include an outstanding track record of recent new business wins as well as winning many international awards. Despite a busy work schedule, James makes time to sit on the American University of Dubai’s Visual Advisory Committee, mentoring graduate designers. He is an occasional contributor to Campaign ME.

Integrated corporate communications and design for print

Main collaborations; CBS outdoor, M&C Saatchi, DDB London
> CBS outdoor (formerly Viacom outdoor). Leading a creative team responsible for producing branding and integrated communications promoting projected networked outdoor advertising solutions. With about 400 employees in the London office, my remit also included creative secondments to M&C Saatchi and DDB London (formerly BMP). Clients included Tropicana, Virgin and London Underground.
> Entranet. A ground breaking digital agency specialising interactive TV. My role included branding pilot iTV shows
> Knights Capital. An all service integrated agency based in Kuwait.

With creative secondment to Euro RSCG

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