Redm communications
David Ditzel
Founding partner - creative

David Ditzel

Having squandered his first year after art school living dangerously, driving lorries through central Africa to flog, it didn't take him long to realise that in dealing with the Ugandan Military his own skin was at stake! So he opted for the so-called easy life in advertising.

David joined McCann Erickson as a junior art director and went on to develop his career with agencies such as Saatchis, CM Lintas, Grey and the last as Group Creative Director of SOUK Communications.

A career that has given him the opportunity to work on on everything from Massey Ferguson to General Motors, Ronstrip to Revlon, Continental Airlines to Flybe, cruise ships, booze, chips, maps, taps, Andrews, Roberts, pints of milk, Thorntons chocolates, Maltese islands, malt from the highlands, counties, countries, nappies and all things wet. He's won a D & AD, Campaign Press and CIMTIG Travel awards  in his time not forgetting one or two for his cartoons!

Not happy in just getting fired up with ideas on the layout pad he has created his own firework display company and is busily diverting Gatwick aircraft away from Kent. When not losing his eyebrows, David likes to watch rugby, paint, write limericks and has a passion for photography. Motorbikes are another obsession. If he had to admit some dislikes they would include gardening, the Springboks and the word lozenge.