The Brand Union has promoted Dave Brown to the newly created position of Worldwide Development Director for Consumer Branding. The move comes as the global design and branding agency seeks to develop its consumer branding offering and take on a wider portfolio of work from consumer brands.

Photo: Dave Brown,  newly appointer Worldwide Development Director for Consumer Branding at The Brand Union

Brown’s new remit will be to seek out, identify, and define consumer branding opportunities from the agency’s existing and new client base. He will also oversee the strategy and processes that will deliver effective work for the world’s leading consumer brands.

Brown will move to the worldwide team, based in London and relinquish his role as London Chairman. He will draw on his considerable experience working on iconic global fmcg brands to become a more vocal thought leader on global consumer branding.

Simon Bolton, worldwide CEO, The Brand Union comments: “Dave’s passion, experience and creativity in consumer branding will be essential for the network to continue to expand this side of the business. Dave has been with The Brand Union since 2002 and has over 27 years’ experience working in the design industry. I’m looking forward to working closely with him in the worldwide team and seeing the next wave of global consumer projects come to fruition.”