Daniel Bonner

Daniel Bonner

Global CCO at Wunderman Thompson, New York
New York, United States

About me

A celebrated creative director with more than 20 years’ experience in digital marketing, advertising, consulting, creativity and technology, Daniel Bonner was named Global Chief Creative Officer in February 2018. Based in London, Daniel oversees all creative efforts in more than 70 markets around the globe.
As the global chief creative director at SapientRazorfish, Daniel managed key digital transformation client engagements and new business initiatives worldwide, leading to a 300% increase in excellence and innovation award wins, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in increased revenue. His work at SapientRazorfish included global brands such as Audi, McDonald’s, Mercedes-Benz, Nike and Unilever.
Daniel spent 14 years as the chief creative officer of AKQA in Europe, where he worked with clients including BMW, Diageo, Microsoft, Orange and Samsung. Daniel helped grow and lead AKQA’s creative capabilities in the UK and Europe, during which time he led AKQA to 12 Agency of the Year accolades and was instrumental in driving the agency’s significant new business win rate.
Daniel is the recipient of numerous creative and innovation awards, including BIMA’s annual roll call of the top pioneers in the UK, Campaign’s number-one Digital Creative Director in the UK and “Influencer of the Year” by the renowned global, creative industry network, Creativepool. Additional wins include medals from Cannes Lions, D&AD, the Clio Awards, the One Show, LIAA, the Art Directors Club and the Webby Awards, along with a number of coveted Agency of the Year titles.
Daniel graduated from Edinburgh College of Art. When not at work, he can usually be found cycling around Berkshire, where he lives with his wife and two sons.

Positions

Global CCO
VML
New York, United States
2019 - Present (5 years 2 months)
Daniel Bonner is the Global Chief Creative Officer at Wunderman Thompson – a responsibility he shares alongside Bas Korsten. Together they are responsible for bringing ambitious clients a competitive advantage through innovative experiences inspired by creativity, data and technology. Daniel focuses the agency on raising the standard of the work, inspiring new possibilities, and harnesses the breadth of the company’s capabilities to set new benchmarks for the industry.
Daniel has a proven track record of collaboration – establishing and growing teams from which award-winning work has flourished, including the most coveted medals from Cannes Lions, D&AD, Clio, LIAA, ADC and One Show. Daniel has also proudly led teams to more than 20 Agency of the Year titles and one Agency of the Decade award. He was invited to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts as well as named No.1 Digital Creative Director by Campaign and “Influencer of the Year” by Creativepool.
Prior to Wunderman Thompson, Daniel served briefly as Wunderman’s Global Chief Creative Officer. He brought with him a resume that included guiding Razorfish to a 300% increase in excellence and innovation awards. Prior to this, Daniel worked for 15 years as a creative leader and ultimately a Chief Creative Officer of AKQA.
Daniel has served as a Cannes Lions jury member three times, and in 2019 he was the Cannes Lions Jury President for Creative Ecommerce and Experience Track Ambassador 2019.
He lives in London with his family.
Global Chief Creative Officer
New York, United States
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
A celebrated creative director with more than 20 years’ experience in digital marketing, advertising, consulting, creativity and technology, Daniel Bonner was named Global Chief Creative Officer in February 2018. Based in London, Daniel oversees all creative efforts in more than 70 markets around the globe.
As the global chief creative director at SapientRazorfish, Daniel managed key digital transformation client engagements and new business initiatives worldwide, leading to a 300% increase in excellence and innovation award wins, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in increased revenue. His work at SapientRazorfish included global brands such as Audi, McDonald’s, Mercedes-Benz, Nike and Unilever.
Daniel spent 14 years as the chief creative officer of AKQA in Europe, where he worked with clients including BMW, Diageo, Microsoft, Orange and Samsung. Daniel helped grow and lead AKQA’s creative capabilities in the UK and Europe, during which time he led AKQA to 12 Agency of the Year accolades and was instrumental in driving the agency’s significant new business win rate.
Daniel is the recipient of numerous creative and innovation awards, including BIMA’s annual roll call of the top pioneers in the UK, Campaign’s number-one Digital Creative Director in the UK and “Influencer of the Year” by the renowned global, creative industry network, Creativepool. Additional wins include medals from Cannes Lions, D&AD, the Clio Awards, the One Show, LIAA, the Art Directors Club and the Webby Awards, along with a number of coveted Agency of the Year titles.
Daniel graduated from Edinburgh College of Art. When not at work, he can usually be found cycling around Berkshire, where he lives with his wife and two sons. 
Global Chief Creative Officer
London, United Kingdom
July 2012 - 2018 (5 years 6 months)
Chief Creative Officer
London, United Kingdom
February 1997 - September 2011 (14 years 7 months)
Art Director
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1996 - 1997 (1 year)

Education

First Class BA(Hons) Visual Communications

1993 - 1996 (3 years)

1991 - 1992 (1 year)

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