Aussie expat Aaron Nielsen departs Jung von Matt for creative director role at Thjnk, Hamburg

Thjnk has lured Aussie expat and senior art director Aaron Nielsen from Jung von Matt to help in further developing the agency’s creative output in Hamburg.

Originally from Brisbane, Nielsen was previously a creative group head with BBDO Moscow heading up some of its large foreign accounts until April 2015 when he joined the international team at Jung von Matt in Germany working on brands that included Mercedes-Benz, Beko, Grundig, Vodafone and KIA Motors.

The new role is due to start at the beginning of February 2018 and will have him working across large international brands from the automotive, banking and retail sectors.