Ivan Pols

Chief Creative Officer, what3words

Leads on Brand Experience and has helped build a wonderful multinational, full service, in-house studio and marketing team in a global tech company. 

Was Global Creative Director at both Ogilvy and adam&eveDDB, for Dove, Unilever & Philips. Likes to tell people he worked on Diamond Shreddies, the Canadian cereal campaign that ended up in advertising textbooks, business books, TED Talks, and spoof videos. 

Champions inclusive and in-house creativity. He writes, does talks, appears on podcasts, makes comments, and volunteers his time to this new community. 

He’s won a few awards, including Grand Prix and Gold (& even Silver) at D&AD, Cannes, One Show, Clios, London International, and in almost every category including Integrated Campaign, Innovation, Product Design, Effectiveness, and even web banners. 

Co-founder of Truth & Spectacle, a consultancy that helps organisations build consistent and successful brands for themselves. 

Also, he likes to draw cartoons.