Chief Creative Officer,
Dragon Rouge, USA
Marcus joined Dragon Rouge as Chief Creative Officer for the USA in July 2007.
Marcus had over 20 years of experience as a design leader, building design teams for several of the world's leading agencies.
Prior to Dragon Rouge, Marcus was the Chief Creative Officer and Managing Partner of Sterling Brands where he was responsible for directing all creative work, including: brand identity, packaging and corporate identity. Marcus was with Sterling for over 13 years and was responsible for the development of their award winning creative team.
Born and raised in the UK, Marcus started his career with Pentagram in London, and helped to establish the Michael Peters Group in London, Toronto and Los Angeles. He has been responsible for major new identity and packaging programs for clients including: Burger King, Givaudan Roure, ElPaso Energy, the American Architectural Foundation, Royal Philips Electronics, The Getty Museum, Toyota, Unilever, Gillette, and Diageo, to name a few.
He is an active member and past board member of AIGA/NY and an adjunct professor at FIT and the School of Visual arts, where he shares his passion for witty solutions and intelligently simple design. His design work has received numerous awards including Clios, Mobius, and PDC.
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