Mark is a boundary-pushing creative leader with over a decade of experience across Europe and Southeast Asia. After earning a degree in Communications and Arts in the Netherlands, he began his career at Y&R Amsterdam—before a six-month stint in Jakarta turned into a decade-long adventure.

Today, Mark heads the creative department at VML Indonesia, where he has transformed the agency from a digital underdog into a creative contender. Under his leadership, VML has won Indonesia’s only Cannes Lions in the past five years and earned the country’s first-ever Grande at AdFest—cementing his place among Indonesia’s top creative minds.

His career spans local startups and global networks, across disciplines like Creative, Tech, Social, and Experience Design. Mark’s unconventional path reflects his belief that powerful ideas emerge when boundaries are blurred and creativity meets curiosity.