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“In addition to subject matter expertise, Don brought the right balance of strategic thinking and hands on experience. That mix was critical to developing a strategic and campaignable idea. With that foundation in place we have been able to maintain our marketing focus while the competition changed around us.”
Glenn Weckerlin
Global Director Brand and Product Line Management
Chevron
“Don is not only an insightful people manager, his strategic thinking skills are second to none. He is quick to size up issues, problems and opportunities and has a wonderful knack of synthesizing knowledge down to concise, highly marketable ideas. I suspect Don was intuitively thinking 'integrated' years before it became fashionable to use the word. In short, if you need someone to help you get to grips with business and brand issues, you'll find in Don an impressive intellect, intense rigour, boundless passion and a genuinely decent human being.”
Andrew Metcalfe
Senior Group Vice President Strategic Planning
McCann Erickson New York
“Don is one of the rare marketing experts I know who always keep overall business objectives and client interests top-of-mind. Even under truly difficult circumstances: good results, great attitude & generally fun to be around!”
Christian Gasser
Business Unit Head
Nestle China
“I worked extensively with Don during his tenure in China. I found him to be an expert marketer with deep in-market experience in Asia. He brought a deep sense of partnership to our collaborations.”
Jane Price
Marketing Director
Intel China
"Don Norris has been a great partner with the Coca-Cola Company, providing solid council during trying times that helped us to chart the path forward"
Darren R. Marshall
Group Marketing Director
Coca-Cola Pacific Group
"Don is a problem solver. As Chief Growth Officer he dealt with disparate line managers in diverse markets, each with their own pressures, priorities and agenda. Don managed stay focused, pull them together with good sense and good cheer, and get done what needed to be done"
Chintamani Rao
CEO
Times Global Broadcasting Co., India
“Don has a direct hands-on leadership style and was always able to get under the skin with any new business challenge. He's also a delight to work with and is someone I'd have no hesitation in recommending.”
Allan Medforth
Managing Partner, Marketing & Media Activation, Australia
Former EVP, Regional Director, Universal McCann Asia Pacific
“Don is undoubtedly one of the most talented integrated communications experts, I have come across during my 25 years in advertising and marketing in 4 countries. Strategically extremely astute, with an excellent grasp of what effective integrated communication can do for a client. He's full of energy with a never-say-die attitude and at the same time his heart is in the right place - as such quite a rarity in the advertising industry.”
Henrik Monefeldt
Retired Managing Director
MRM Worldwide, Hong Kong
“Don Norris hired me for my first Asia Pacific position as ‘new business & information manager’ – it was an outstanding time, where I learnt immensely and flourished under his guidance. Under Don's leadership, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific was the 'new business' leader in the region. Words come easily to describe Don – be it, his professional dexterity or his personal side. I have always admired his clarity – could be problem solving or strategic thinking – and have seldom come across someone with such exceptional client relationships. Don is a leader of exceptional stature in our business, with immense integrity...and above all he is a very fine individual.”
Neeraj Mehra
Director, Knowledge Management
McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific
“It was a pleasure to work with Don for 11 years in various senior roles across Asia. His professionalism and focus on client problems was always a benchmark within the company. He also always provided the key ability to actually understand the real brief and focus the team on obtaining th right answer”
David McCaughan
EVP, McCann Erickson Japan
Director Of Strategic Planning, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific
“Don and I worked together on several pitches during which time he led the team with great enthusiasm which helped galvanise and motivate everyone to achieve our very best. I found many of the insights Don shared with me I still apply today to our business, notably on new business. Furthermore, Don is a genuinely good bloke, good to deal with and someone who everyone felt they could trust and share difficult problems knowing he would empathise and offer solutions. I would welcome an opportunity to work again for Don and have no hesitation in recommending his services.”
Gus Gutherie
Principal
Momentum Worldwide, Australia