Andrew Kolb, Head of Strategy for Y&R ANZ

Andrew is a communication and advertising strategy expert with over 10 years of experience and skills working with top tier clients in several different facets of including digital, brand, social, CRM, data, content and creative.

Andrew joined Y&R BNE in 2016 and works across key clients including Tatts Lotteries, Commonwealth Games, CUA, QSuper and QLD Government. Andrew leads a team of strategists and including social and data.

Previously he was General Manager of digital agency Publicis Pusher leading a team of over 15 digital experts working on brands like AirAsia, Foot Locker, Mack Trucks, Sanofi and Griffith University.

Before that he packed up the family and moved to Sydney and spent time at digital agency The White Agency primarily working on the Lion (XXXX, Hahn, James Squires) account.Andrew started his career in direct marketing working on Origin Energy, Wallace Bishop and Sunsuper.

Andrew Kolb

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