Former Brand Union Global FMCG Director Partners with Scandinavian Agency Everland

British creative veteran Dave Brown teams up with the Scandinavian branding agency Everland. The combined experience and network seek further to develop the agency’s creative excellence and international business.

Dave Brown is a leader in consumer branding, working at acclaimed agencies and for leading global clients across FMCG. For many years as Global Director of FMCG and UK Chairman of Brand Union, and most recently, as the creative engine behind the virtual network Brown&Co, merging strategy, identity, packaging and industrial design for international consumer brands.

Now, Dave Brown will be partnering with the Scandinavian agency Everland in the role of Non-Executive Director to strengthen and expand the agency’s international reach and add a fresh perspective on consumer branding, combining experience and expertise across the world.

“I’ve been working in the region and for Scandinavian clients throughout my career, monitoring many agencies along the way. Everland is one of those agencies where the potential, talent and ambition really have an international potential. Now, together, we can further the agency’s ability to add a more human aspect to consumer brand building in the international arena.”

Dave Brown, Non-Executive Director at Everland

A True Talent for Creativity and FMCG

Dave Brown is a creative entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience in brand building and design.

In 1992, he founded Brown inc, part of the Added Value Group, an international agency focusing on FMCG marketing strategy and design. 9 years later, in 2001, Brown Inc. was acquired by WPP and merged with Enterprise IG. Then, Dave Brown became Worldwide Director of FMCG and UK Chairman as it relaunched as Brand Union (now Design Bridge & Partners), where he led the global client relationships with Reckitt Benckiser, SABMiller, Heineken, Mars, GSK and Unilever.

For the past seven years, Dave has also led the packaging jury of the Global iF awards in Germany.

“What an opportunity! Running multiple offices globally for Brand Union and working closely with several world-class consumer brands, his experience and network are unparalleled. Naturally, we’re excited and proud to team up with Dave as we continue to develop Everland internationally.”
Thomas Gamst, CEO & Founding Partner at Everland.

A Rising Scandinavian Star

Since Everland was founded in 2018, the consumer branding agency has grown steadily. Today, its team of 45 strategy and design experts helps clients in 17 markets and secures global design realisation of  3,500+ SKUs annually. The agency exclusively focuses on consumer goods and collaborates with brands like Carlsberg, Danone, REMA 1000, Orkla Foods, GP Batteries, La Vie, Tindle and IsaDora.

Through the years, Everland has won multiple international and regional awards like Pentawards, FAB Awards, Dieline Awards, Vertex Awards, Transform Awards Nordics, DNA Paris Design Awards and Creative Circle Awards.

Source: Everland

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