After a stint as Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong executive creative director and O&M Manila’s former ECD Gavin Simpson returns as Group Executive Creative Director of Ogilvy Malaysia effective January 1, 2010. 

Moving to Hong Kong in June 2007, Simpson’s leadership pushed the HK agency up the rankings to become one of the most creatively recognized offices in the Ogilvy network.


An Ogilvy&Mather veteran, Simpson joined O&M Malaysia in 1991. After three years at Naga DDB, he returned to Ogilvy in 2000. His return marked the win of Malaysia’s first Gold & Silver One Show Pencils. In 2002, Ogilvy Kuala Lumpur was ranked the 10th most Creative Agency in Asia by Campaign Brief. Simpson was ranked the No.1 local creative in 2002 and 2003.
In 2005, Gavin joined Ogilvy & Mather Philippines, after three years with Ogilvy & Mather Malaysia, as well as Y&R Malaysia and Leo Burnett Indonesia. A year later, the Manila office was named the 4As “Creative Agency of the Year”.
Ogilvy&Mather plans to put creativity at the heart of its agency in Kuala Lumpur, so Simpson will work across the Group on the agency’s key brands, working closely with senior creative leadership in Advertising, OgilvyAction and OgilvyOne.
Seventeen years in the business has made Simpson multi-awarded, his local and global wins include one Gold Asian Direct Marketing Award, six Silver Spikes at The Asia Media Awards, three Silvers and 6 Bronze Clios, one Gold, one Silver and two Bronze Cannes Lions, three Gold, Silver and two Bronze One Show pencils and several D&AD pencils.


Simpson replaces Daniel Comar, who was O&M Malaysia’s ECD since September 2004. He moves up to a new role as regional executive creative director of OgilvyAction . With his new post, Comar remains in Kuala Lumpur.
