Gary has been fortunate enough to work with some of the best minds in the industry, working on the most celebrated brands across Europe, Africa and Asia. Since joining DDB New Zealand, he has helped shape it into the successful agency it is today, with its work being recognised at all the international advertising festivals, including the coveted D&AD Black Pencil in 2022. Gary has also helped DDB New Zealand achieve Agency Of The Year for New Zealand at the Spikes Festival for four years running, bringing home a total of five Grand Prix, a feat everyone is proud of and another personal goal on his extensive to-do list.

But if you ask Gary what drives him, he will tell you He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata, the people, the people, the people. Those he has worked with and helped grow into the great creative people they are today, without whom Gary would not have this bio or any of these accolades.