Madhavi Tumkur
Aug 18, 2010

Tinus Strydom returns to BBH Asia-Pacific as creative director

SINGAPORE - Tinus Strydom is returning to BBH Singapore as creative director after spending time at Anomaly and BBDO in New York.

Tinus Strydom appointed creative director of BBH
Tinus Strydom appointed creative director of BBH

Strydom spent five years at BBH as copywriter between 2001 and 2006, working on award winning campaigns including the Axe and Levi’s Women’s Classic 501 campaigns that went on to become the most awarded print campaign in the world - Gunn report 2003. 

He made his way from junior to senior copywriter at BBH before venturing to New York to work with agencies Anomaly and BBDO where he worked on accounts such as AT&T, General Electric, Converse, Virgin, The Economist and BBC.

Armed with a fresh set of integrated skills, Strydom will work on existing BBH accounts and new business pitches.

Steve Elrick, regional executive creative director at BBH Asia said, “Tinus popped up back in Singapore with even more experience under his belt from different markets and different disciplines, which only made it more of a no-brainer to get him back on board,”

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