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David White

1980 - I teamed up with Mark Greenwood to enter a competition at an agency called Darcy McManus and Masius - a huge 400+ staff American-owned advertising agency. I seem to remember there were at least 12 teams we were up against for a job as Art Directors. Mark and l somehow won it - still not sure how! After a while, we were split up 

1985 - Moved to Grey - another huge ad agency where l was lucky enough to work on Nike, Emirates Airline and Mercedes. 

1989 - Set up my own consultancy with a copywriter working with sports giant Mizuno, Samsung and Talk Radio.

1997 - Moved to Leeds as C.D. at CWG. 

2001 - Became C.D. at an agency called Public in Doncaster.

2009 - Set up a consultancy working with brands in London and New York.

2022 - Present : UX/UI Designer at Go Green.


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