Cam Blackley Joins BMF as ECD

From left to right: Cam Blackley (Executive Creative Director), Dominic Stinton (Chief Executive Officer), Warren Brown (Creative Founder), Matthew Melhuish (Executive Chairman)

 

Leading Australian creative agency BMF has kicked off 2014 by hiring Droga5’s award-winning Creative Director Cam Blackley as their new Executive Creative Director. 
 

Blackley joins BMF with an impressive pedigree, bringing 20 years experience of outstanding work at leading international creative shops, including Droga5 New York, Publicis London, AMV BBDO and, most recently, Droga5 Sydney.

 

Over his career, Blackley has worked on a wide variety of brands including: Carlton United Breweries, Kraft, Cadbury, Sainsbury’s, British Telecom, Tracfone, Virgin Australia, The Economist, Nicorette and ING Direct Bank.

 

He received a coveted Black Pencil for the internationally recognised ‘The Million’ for The New York Department of Education. Other notable work includes: the ‘The Regulars’ TVC for Victoria Bitter, which picked up two D&AD Pencils and a Gold Lion, a beer saving ‘freezer alarm’ for VB and most recently Boost ‘Moreing’ for Cadbury Boost Bar that picked up a Yellow Pencil at D&AD in 2013.

 

“Cam has produced great work in Australia, London and New York. His ideas are fresh and quirky and have broad appeal, which is exactly the sort of work we're known for doing at BMF. Cam's leadership skills and understanding of Aussie culture will be a great addition to the BMF team," said BMF Creative Founder, Warren Brown.

 

BMF CEO, Dominic Stinton added, “I'm delighted Cam is joining BMF. Not only is he a top bloke, but his experience working for different agencies in different markets will bring another fresh perspective to the leadership team, as BMF continues to diversify and create world class work.”

 

Cam Blackley heads BMF’s Creative team, which includes Creative Founder Warren Brown, Sydney Creative Director Justin Ruben and Melbourne Creative Director Carlos Furnari.

 

Blackley said “This is where I wholeheartedly thank Dave, Nobby and Duncan for more than eight years of mateship and mentorship. But this opportunity was simply too good to pass up. I’m really looking forward to getting stuck in with Dom and Warren as partners in crime. There’s a great energy about BMF right now that’s very attractive to be a part of, especially with the addition of Carlos in Melbourne to complement Rubes in Sydney.”