2011
PHD wins Gold, Silver and Bronze awards at the Cannes Lions.
2011
Mark Holden joins the Worldwide team as Global Strategy Director. PHD celebrates its 21st birthday across the network with the launch of the ‘Big Hug’ charity initiative.
2011
PHD moves into its new regional headquarter building in the Dubai Media City and opens a full-fledge office in Abu Dhabi’s twofour54 Media Zone.
2010
Howard Nead joins the Worldwide team as Business Development Director. PHD appointed to the Porsche and Elizabeth Arden global accounts as well as Kraft in the UK, Humana, GSK and Gap in the US and Unilever’s business in China, Taiwan, and India. Andrew McLean joins as CEO of PHD USA. PHD publishes “FLUID: PHD on the rising speed of influence”. PHD’s 70th office opens. PHD ends the year with 9 Media Agency of the Year awards across the network.
2010
PHD expands in the Middle East with the opening of an office in Riyadh. PHD Dubai wins its first Dubai Lynx for its digital campaign for Canon. Abu Dhabi Ports Company calls on PHD to handle its worldwide media communications.
2009
PHD doubles in billings terms in the UAE and introduces Optinet, a unique optimizer for online planning in the Middle East. Vodafone Qatar appoints PHD.
2008
Cheuk Chiang joins PHD as CEO of APAC. PHD wins Media Plan of the Year in the US for Discovery’s ‘Planet Earth’. PHD’s 45th office opens.
2008
PHD UAE’s holding, Omnicom Media Group MENA, launches C.Web, the first continuous tracking study of Middle Eastern online audiences. A dedicated team for the Abu Dhabi market is created on the back of several high profile account wins, such as Abu Dhabi Media and TDIC. Two clients, Clorox and Marico, win four Gemas Effie awards and a high commendation between them.
2007
Mike Cooper, the Chief Executive of Omnicom Media Group Asia Pacific, becomes the new PHD Worldwide CEO. PHD wins Airbus and Nokia Siemens Networks global accounts.
2006
PHD International is launched in London to manage a growing portfolio of regional and international advertisers including Unilever in CEE.
2005
PHD’s international presence in Europe and Asia begins. Hilary Jeffrey joins PHD as Head of EMEA. PHD wins Campaign’s UK Media Agency of the Year again. PHD launches in APAC with Hong Kong and Singapore as its first offices.
2005
PHD opens in Dubai
2002
PHD’s network expansion begins with office launches in both the USA and Canada.
1998
PHD is named as Campaign’s and Media Week’s Media Agency of the Year. Launches digital specialist division and regional media specialist division.
1996
The rapidly growing PHD UK merges with AMV.BBDO’s media division and doubles in size to over 100 staff.
1993
PHD launches Drum, the UK’s first in-house sponsorship and content arm.
1990
Pattison Horswell Durden (PHD) launches. A new media agency with strategic thinking at its core, The Guardian as its first client and a staff of seven in London.