Douglas started his career at Ketchum in London in 1985 later moving to McCann Erickson to lead the Coca-Cola business from 1987 to 1999 . In 1990 he jopined for BBDO Cyprus from where he managed the Pepsi-Co Middle East Africa account for three years.
He moved to Dubai in 1993 as Regional Director for IMPACT BBDO with network management repsonsibilities for Pepsi, Emirates and Yum International. In 2001, he was responsible for establishing the first interactive agency within an agency - Impact Proximity (part of Proximity Worldwide network) which now has offices in Dubai, Jeddah and Beirut.
Currently, he holds the dual roles of Vice President, IMPACT BBDO and Managing Director, Impact Proximity Dubai.
Douglas has maintained a clear focus throughout his career on brand building - creativity and innovation, 360 degree thought process and an internationalist mindset with Middle East focus.
Douglas attended the London School of Business Studies and holds a BA in Business with a Marketing Major.
In his spare time he develops movie scripts and plays the guitar, badly.
