John Mescall

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About John Mescall

A native Australian based in New York City since 2014, John is currently Global Chief Creative Partner at Dentsu Creative. Prior to this role, John was President of McCann Worldgroup’s Global Creative Community. In this role, he provides creative leadership across McCann's global brands, and worked closely with McCann Worldgroup's creative leads across all markets. Under John's leadership, McCann Worldgroup enjoyed the most successful creative period in its history, including its first-ever Cannes Network of the Year, and multiple Effies global network of the year honors. Prior to moving to the United States, John was Chief Creative Officer of McCann Australia, responsible for the Melbourne and Sydney offices. Under John’s leadership, McCann Melbourne became the No.1 creatively ranked agency in the world. The decade before joining McCann Australia saw John, together with two partners, build an independent agency, SMART, into one of Australia's most successful independent networks, eventually being acquired by IPG. In addition to his achievements in senior leadership roles, both a writer and a creative director, John has won over 100 Cannes lions including 8 Cannes Grand Prix, Black and Yellow Pencils at D & AD, One Show Best of Show, and multiple Clio, Spikes, LIA and Webby awards. His work has also been housed in London's Design Museum. John has served as a jury member or jury president at all the major shows, including Cannes, D & AD, One Show, Clios and Global Effies. A regular keynote speaker and panelist, John has been featured in the Creativity 50: AdWeek’s annual listing of the world’s 50 most influential creative thinkers and doers, and Business Insider ranked him the 8th most creative person in advertising worldwide.