Former Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong creative Karl Dunn joins FCB West, San Francisco

Karl Dunn, who started his career in Sydney and gained global experience working in Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Amsterdam and Berlin, has joined FCB West as SVP, group creative director at FCB West in the US. In Asia Dunn worked at shops including BBH Singapore and Leo Burnett.

For the past three years Dunn (left) has been brand steward of the Nissan USA account. Dunn, who also consulted on the brand’s advertising efforts in Canada, Mexico and Brazil, is partnering with Julie Scelzo, the SVP, group creative director named one of Business Insider’s most creative women in advertising last year. He is based in San Francisco and Levi Strauss & Co. and Trulia are among the brands he will work on at FCB West.

The avid cyclist, who rode more than 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles to support the fight against AIDS, is an Australian native who has created culturally relevant content for brands including MINI, Levi’s, Heineken, McDonald’s, Discovery and Hub Network during his tenure.

Dunn, who has won at Cannes Lions, D&AD, The One Show, CLIOs, Webby Awards and more, says he’s “passionate about branded entertainment” and writing screenplays when not making ads.

It was a combination of factors that Dunn said attracted him to the agency. “I came to FCB for four reasons: an iconic account, a great partner, a city I adore and to join an office and network on the rise.”