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Tim Lindsay

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Chairman at D&AD
📍 Bath, England, United Kingdom

Tim Lindsay is the Chairman of D&AD, leveraging a distinguished career that includes leadership roles at Publicis UK and TBWA\UK and Ireland. A graduate of Cambridge University and Harvard Business School, he is dedicated to promoting creative excellence and diversity. People who have worked with him describe him as achieving, intellectual, and humble.

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Experience
43 Years
Current Role
Chairman
Location
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Tim shows up

Amiable & Agreeable
Non-Confrontational
Consensus Focused

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.


Priorities

Topics Tim cares about

Creative Excellence
As Chairman of D&AD, a global design and advertising awards organization, he is a foremost champion of creative brilliance in the industry.
Diversity in Advertising
He is actively working towards a fairer, more diverse creative industry, which is a core part of his stated professional mission.
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Career

Work history

12-2019
Chairman
D&AD
2-2011 - 12-2019
CEO
D&AD
2011 - 6-2019
Non-executive Chairman
The Gate Worldwide
2007 - 2009
President
TBWA\UK and Ireland
2004 - 2007
Chairman
Publicis UK
In the press

Media appearances

Tim Lindsay - D&AD: Creative greatness & New Blood - Fuel Podcast. Featured in Fuel Podcast
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An Hour of Advertising with... D&AD's Tim Lindsay. Featured in The Drum
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Education
1974 - 1977
MA
Magdalene College Cambridge
1998 - 1998
AMP 155
Harvard Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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