As founder of WHAM and Creative Director, Doug continues to set standards in the industry. His projects include 3, the world’s first 3G mobile network, Powerstick, Peroni and INQ. Often accused of being a one trick pony, an attack he takes as a compliment, ‘it’s a very good trick’, he likes working out what businesses are and helping them become what they can be. Better recognised, remembered and understood.
Keith is an experienced brand specialist having previously been with Wolff Olins for nine years. As well as running the company, he leads major brand positioning and identity programmes. He has worked extensively in India and Asia and is an expert in the mobile telecoms and mobile internet sectors. Keith worked with Doug in the creation of the Orange brand and then worked with the company for seven years introducing the brand into several countries.
Sylvia looks after people at WHAM, making sure we have the right people in the right place at the right time. As a founding member of WHAM, Sylvia has been instrumental in the recruitment, growth and development of our people, and therefore our culture. With many years experience working within fashion, design and branding industries, Sylvia has gained a remarkable record as a spotter and bringer on of new talent, especially the young ones starting out.
Darren is responsible at WHAM for developing compelling, interactive products for brands on the web, mobile and other digital assets. Involved in his own successful web start up in the boom 90s, he has worked with many major clients in Australia, Asia and the UK. After selling his start up to a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, he joined Hutchison Whampoa’s start up business 3 in Australia before relocating to London to work at WHAM.
Fiona has over 20 years experience of working with leading brands in a creative role as well as brand direction and management. Since joining WHAM in 2002 she has worked with 3 globally, Hutch India, AS Watson in Europe and Asia, Telecom NZ, Circle in the UK, and more recently Maxis in Malaysia as well as Aircel, India’s fastest growing telecommunications company. Prior to WHAM Fiona worked at Wolff Olins.
Going from strength to strength, offices at the Indian Telecomms giant Aircel have been abuzz with excitement this week, with news that they have won an award for retail excellence. Having worked with them closely for nearing two years, we have helped increase their customer base from 8 million to a staggering 30 million people. With such a success rate, our work with Aircel continues to be hugely rewarding.
As part of the ongoing work we do for INQ, WHAM recently art directed a photoshoot in London’s East End. Personifying this exciting new social networking savvy company, press campaigns are launching throughout Italy and Singapore in magazines such as Grazia, Cosmo, Jack 21, Mens Health and Flair, with presence in the UK to follow.
CEO at INQ, Frank Meehan featured on the Radio 4 programme The Bottom Line last night, to discuss their new, affordable internet brand phone. Take a listen here, from 7:23 minutes in.
