David Griffiths, Managing Director – iris, Sydney

David is a really passionate and determined go getter. Someone who builds relationships with clients and inspires and leads teams. With over 13 years experience in the advertising world he prides himself on building a great culture by inspiring others to be their best and nutruing the next generation of leaders within the agency. He has recently been promoted to Managing Director of iris (Sydney) after 16 months there as a Board Director running the Samsung account.

He moved to Sydney in September 2015 from iris (London) where for 4 years he was Board Director and lead across all areas of the Samsung business. This included brand, retention, channel, staff and digital & social. Other clients worked on whilst at iris include Sure (Rexona) Nicoventures (ECigs) Acer, Mini and adidas to name a few.

Prior to life at iris David was at London agency Haygargh where he joined as a grad. His time there consisted of working across brands such as O2, Three, Vodfone in a retail and staff capacity and also Disney, Nokia and Sony in the brand space. It was also here that David began his love affair for using data and insights to shape client repsonses, something he remains passionate about to this day.

David Griffiths

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