CV

 
 

CV in Five Chapters

My career can be read in five chapters, each shaping how I approach brands, creativity and business - from learning by doing in the dot-com boom, to building brands at scale, pushing creative ambition in the age of AI, and ultimately applying creativity to drive commercial growth globally. Together, these chapters define the practitioner-leader I am today.

 

McCann

EUROPE
May 2022 - Current

CHAPTER 5: THE GROWTH LEADER

At McCann, I focus on turning creativity into commercial growth across Europe, aligning strategy, ideas and business performance. I became known as “WD-40” - brought in to solve problems fast, unblock teams and keep complex organisations running smoothly.

Led McCann Europe to Agency Network of the Year at the Euro Effies for three consecutive years

Won and secured Ferrero as a Top 10 global client through global pitch leadership

Led strategy for the next chapter of Just Eat Takeaway’s “Did Somebody Say…” platform, featuring Christina Aguilera and Latto

Drove incremental growth and new revenue for IKEA globally, aligning a fragmented organisation and securing market buy-in

Built a Europe-wide strategy community and talent pipeline to sustain excellence

Designed and delivered training to embed a culture of creative excellence internally and externally


Wieden+ Kennedy

AMSTERDAM
April 2016 - April 2022

CHAPTER 4: THE CREATIVE INSTIGATOR

At Wieden+Kennedy, I deepened my understanding of creativity in all its forms. Beyond film and TV, I learned to use ideas, experiences and non-traditional formats as tools to solve complex brand problems, and to entertain people along the way.

Led global strategy for brands including Uber, Corona, Google, Visa, Airbnb, Miele, Milka and Zalando

Reset Milka’s global brand strategy, helping return the brand to No.1 after years of decline

Shaped Corona’s “This Is Living” platform and launched it in China, contributing to double-digit growth

Helped Uber navigate the launch of its highly sensitive Safety Report, proving transparency can build trust

Won and led major new business pitches including Miele, Uber, Google and Visa


Cramer-Krasselt

NEW YORK
May 2009 – Jan 2013

CHAPTER 3: THE SHAPE-SHIFTER

At Cramer-Krasselt, I expanded beyond the P&G ecosystem into a broader, messier mix of categories and business problems. It was a crash course in New York style brand thinking: faster, scrappier and culturally sharper - forcing me to adapt discipline into instinct.

Made what’s big feel small for Patrón by uncovering and elevating its untold craft story

Reignited Benihana relevance by reclaiming its glamorous, celebrity-fuelled past to drive frequency

Challenged category norms for Kraft by spotlighting men as co-decision makers in the kitchen


Saatchi & Saatchi

BANGKOK & NEW YORK
Nov 2001 - Apr 2009,

LONDON
Feb 2013 - Mar 2016

CHAPTER 2: THE BRAND BUILDER

At Saatchi & Saatchi, working across three countries, I built my foundation in brand leadership within the P&G ecosystem. Progressing from Account Manager to Global Planning Director, I helped move global brands from product-led stories to emotionally resonant platforms rooted in deep multi-market consumer understanding.

Helped Olay become No.1 in key markets through whitespace-driven growth

Led P&G ASEAN’s largest skincare research programme, spanning 1,000+ women across seven countries

Elevated Tide and Ariel from functional laundry brands to life-focused platforms

Repositioned Head & Shoulders in Japan, reframing it as a beauty brand

Built expertise navigating complex global-local organisations


Relevanz

SINGAPORE
June 2000 - Oct 2001

CHAPTER 1: THE JACK OF ALL TRADES.

At the start of my career, during the dot-com boom, I learned by doing, and doing everything. At Relevanz, a marketing workflow software company, I worked across market research, competitive audits, strategy, project management and design, including creating the company logo and corporate identity. It was a formative crash course in building brands from the ground up.

Built the company’s communication platform from scratch

Designed the brand identity and logo

Managed projects end-to-end, from insight to execution

Developed a hands-on, builder’s mindset that still underpins my work today


What I picked up along the way

B.A. International Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Creative Portfolio Building, School of Visual Arts, New York

Euro Effies Agency Network of the Year (2022–2025)

No.3 most awarded network in Europe, Cannes Lions 2024

Thai national swim team, Awarded Royal Decoration by H.M. the King of Thailand

Guest Lecturer, Institute of Culinary Education & NYU