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Published on: 9/18/2008
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (September 18, 2008) — Award-winning advertising creative director David Bonner has joined St. John & Partners (SJ&P) as senior vice president and executive creative director.Bonner, formerly an executive vice president and chief creative officer at Doe Anderson in Louisville, Ky., brings 15 years experience producing campaigns for many of the most well-known consumer brands in the world.
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"Beyond his work in a range of categories, David has a track record of developing strong collaborative relationships with his clients and across agency disciplines."
Bonner, a native of Columbus, Miss., brings a diverse resume to the Jacksonville shop.His experience includes time at both boutique and multi-national agencies, and he has represented many highly respected brands including Campbell's Soup, Maker's Mark (work featured in Advertising Age and Adweek in 2007), Oscar Mayer, Pepsi, Polaroid and Wrigley's gum.His work has been recognized by many of the industry's most prominent awards organizations including the ADDYs, the Clios, Cannes, One Show and London International.
Bonner was the executive vice president/chief creative officer at Doe Anderson since 2005, working on the American Red Cross, Beam Global Spirits, Fifth-Third Bank, Kohler, Lexmark, Shoney's, Special Olympics of Kentucky and Umbro accounts to name a few.From 2003 to 2005, he was senior partner/creative director at JWT in Chicago and worked on the Kraft Foods, Illinois Tourism, Northwestern Mutual, and Western Union accounts.He served as the associate creative director for GJP in Toronto from 2001 to 2003 and worked on the Atlas Wines, RadioShack Canada, Sagicor Caribbean Bank and Ontario Toyota Dealers business.
"David has a natural ability to distill business issues into messages you can rally around and creative that people want to share.
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Bonner also worked for BBDO in Toronto (1995-2001) as a senior copywriter, account planner and account executive.He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss., and has studied at University of Mississippi School of Law.He also spent five years in the United States Navy and one year as a special agent for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in San Francisco.
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