John Mescall

John is the global Executive Creative Director of McCann, a position he has held since mid 2014.

Before going global, he was ECD of McCann Australia, a position he has held since October 2011. Under John’s leadership, McCann quickly became one of Australia’s most interesting and most awarded agencies.

Prior to joining McCann, John was ECD and Partner in SMART – one of the most successful and progressive independent agencies in Australia.

As both a writer and a creative director, John has won over 30 Cannes Lions including 5 Grands Prix, Black and Yellow Pencils at D&AD, One Show Best of Show, and multiple Clio and Webby awards. His work has also been featured in the TED Ads Worth Spreading initiative, the only Australian work to ever be selected.

John is a regular industry commentator, award show judge and public speaker. Recently, he was named in the 2013 Creativity 50: AdWeek’s annual listing of the world’s 50 most influential creative thinkers and doers.

And recently, one of Australia’s leading marketing & advertising publications named John as “the nicest person in advertising".