Paul Banham

Paul has 17 years experience in the marketing industry and is one of just a handful of Creative Directors that have successfully worked and won awards in both the on and offline worlds. He has held senior creative positions at AIS, Agency.com and WCRS Arnold Worldwide. Currently Paul is working for JWT as it's Digital Creative Director.
Over the past five years Paul’s work has collected over 140 awards from the likes of D&AD, Cannes, Euro Best, The One Show, Clios, Creative Review - The Annual, New Media Age, Revolution, Eyeblaster, IAB Creative Showcase, The Viral Awards and the LIAs.
Paul writes regularly for IAB, Revolution, NMA and Campaign and has had work published in The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal. He is also a keen public speaker and has talked on a variety of subjects for the IAB, D&AD and more recently as a guest of Double Click in Cannes.
Which celebrity do your friends say you most look like?Omid Djalili now that I have no hair. It was Dave Gahan, the lead singer of Depeche Mode, when I did have hair.
What is the best thing about your job?Listening, thinking, creating, reviewing, inspiring, mentoring, writing, directing, crafting, selling and drinking, then waking up realising I get to do it all again the next day.
Favourite was your favourite TV programme as a child? Miami Vice (influencing my fashion to this day).
Outside of this industry which one competition would you most like to judge (either real or imaginary)?FHM top 100.



