About me

After graduating from Fresno State University (California), Chris embarked on an advertising career in JWT as a copywriter.

He followed that with stints at Batey Ads, Impiric, Ren Partnership and Leo Burnett - where he was, across various times over 12 years, CCO of the Singapore, Jakarta and Bangkok offices and a member of the Leo Burnett Global Creative Council.

Along the way, he's won numerous awards including Golds at Cannes, One Show, Golden Drum, Effies and Spikes Asia-Pacific as well as the Grand Prix at AdFest and the Singapore Creative Circle Awards.

He was a finalist at the Young Film Directors competition at Cannes organized by SHOTS and the Commercial Film Producers - Europe in 2006 and voted Creative Director of the Year at the 2009 Singapore Hall of Fame Awards. In 2011, Campaign Asia listed him as one of the top 30 Creative Directors in Asia-Pacific.

Amongst other juries where he's served, Chris has judged Cannes four times.

Direct (2008 & 2017), Outdoor (2012) and Press (2015)

Chris is currently a member of the DDB Global Creative Council.