Rob has been the creative partner and chief creative officer or executive creative director of agencies such as Lowe Bull, JWT, FCB and Net#workBBDO, and was the founder of King James II, all of which have been ranked at least once as best creative agency in South Africa during his curatorship. In 2019 he founded SoloUnion in South Africa, which creates strategic platforms and creative ideas for brands and businesses. He prides himself as a strategic and insight driven creative.
Rob is one of South Africa’s most awarded and top ranked creative leaders.
He has racked up two Cannes Lion Grand Prix, a collection of over 45 Cannes Lion awards and has accrued assorted Loerie Grand Prix and gold’s, Creative Circle Ad of the Years, One Show’s, Clio’s and D&AD pencils.
He has served as chairperson of the Creative Circle (2007/2008) and still serves on its executive committee after 21 years.
At the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, he served as Jury President in 2012 and also judged the Print, Outdoor and Film categories there.
At the Loerie awards, he was Print Jury President in 2020 and Film president in 2021 and judged 19 times.
He has judged the D&AD awards twice.
He was President at the APA awards in Kenya in 2018.
He has the judged Dubai Lynx and 3 times on the Apex awards.More...