Mike is a seasoned marketer and agency leader who is very passionate about the many ways that one can creatively deliver a message to the consumer.

With over 15 years of agency experience, Mike specializes in enhancing the customer experience through content creation, storytelling, personalization and innovative communications. Mike has a strong attention to detail and he will leave no stone unturned in his quest to deliver creative solutions to solve client needs. In recent years, Mike has been secured as a judge for globally recognized Award shows, analyzing submissions and rewarding brands that executed consumer engaging campaigns.

Mike currently works as the Executive Director, Head of Client Services for Cheil, leading the client service team and driving new business for the organization. Cheil is the marketing agency owned by Samsung Group that offers advertising, public relations, shopper marketing, sports marketing, digital marketing, etc. In addition to Samsung, Cheil Canada works closely with several other globally recognizable brands such as BMO, Grolsch, Government of Canada, and Samyang.

Previously, Mike was a Group Account Director at WPP where he operated as the business lead for Amazon, BMW, Buckley’s, Canadian Scholarship Trust Foundation, Energy Safety Canada, IKEA, Mazda, Microsoft, Neocitran, Shell, and Xbox. During Mike’s time at WPP, he worked under the following agencies: Blast Radius, Wunderman and Wunderman Thompson (as of 2024: named VML). Prior to joining WPP, Mike worked as an Account Director at 7 Communications; a boutique lifestyle and branding advertising agency. 7 Communications is an agency whose genesis came from the knowledge that a typical consumer is exposed to more than a thousand marketing messages in a day, but on average only recalls 7. 

 When down time is necessary, Mike can be found watching a Jim Carrey movie, listening to 90’s Hip Hop, buying another watch or playing golf.