Adrian An to lead the creative at DDB Korea

DDB Korea has appointed award winning creative, Adrian An, as executive creative director.

Born in Korea, An has enjoyed a career that spans four continents, including Australia. He comes to DDB with a breadth of experience from across industries including publishing, food and beverage, alcohol, consumer electronics, FMCG. Clients include Samsung, Philips, McDonald’s, Singapore Tourism Board, National Geographic, Lipton and even Marvel Underwear (to name a few).

As well as DDB, An has worked at other leading global agencies including JWT, Y&R, D’arcy and Cheil. A career that spans 20 years, he has been recognised at  international award shows including The One Show, Cannes, Clio International, Dubai Lynx Awards, New York Festivals, AdFest, and London International.

“Across the region, we have bolstered our creative talent to ensure we are doing great work for our clients. Being named Creative Agency of the Year for Campaign Asia Pacific; and Network of the Year for both Spikes Asia and AdFest is evidence we are doing some amazing work,” said Douglas Faudet, vice chairman of DDB Group Asia.

“With Adrian leading our creative teams, I believe we now have a real opportunity to build DDB Group Korea’s creative reputation and grow our international client base which already includes Philips, Tourism Australia, and PepsiCo.”

“I left Korea 30 years ago when I was still a child. Coming back it’s dawned on me that I have spent many years around the world to come home. This is an exciting time to be in Korea, at an agency that has not yet shown its full potential — that’s a challenge that I am willing to take on,” said An.

Ted Kim, President and CEO of DDB Group Korea, said: “We are very proud to have someone with Adrian’s creativity, experience and leadership join us. Korea is a complicated market with its own advertising style. Adrian’s international experience, as well as his family heritage, makes him best placed to build DDB’s credentials in Korea.”