Former Marketforce art director Andrew Chu appointed as ECD of BBDO Vietnam

BBDO Asia has appointed Andrew Chu (near left) as Executive Creative Director of BBDO Vietnam.

He joins BBDO from GREYnJ United in Bangkok where he was instrumental in growing the agency’s business and reputation locally and globally. He is the first and only creative in the agency’s history to bring in three Cannes Lions in under three years, and is passionate about delivering campaigns that are highly creative and effective.

Chu commenced his career in Perth at Marketforce under CD Andrew Tinning, where he was an art director for 4 years. He and writer Ryan Albuino created some of the agency’s most notable work before the pair made the move to Clemenger BBDO Sydney in 2010. After 4 years at Clems, Chu moved to Thailand in 2014.

With a career spanning over 12 years at some of Australia’s and Thailand’s best agencies, Chu’s work has been recognised in major industry award shows such as Cannes, CLIOs, One Show, LIAs, the New York Festival, Spikes Asia, Adfest and Ad Stars.