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John Brash, born and brought up in Scotland, is the CEO and founder of Brash Brands, a brand consultancy based in Dubai with Offices in London, Qatar, Hong Kong and India. John has been granted an honorary professorship by Amity University in recognition of his 27-year career in branding and has recently been named the 19th most influential British person in the UAE by Arabian Business magazine for his prominent work in the region. John started his influential work at Conran Design Group in London where he worked on brand programs for Mclaren F1 Team, Shell, Sainsburys and Sears Group. He later moved to Landor Associates where he worked on programs for BP, BMI, Land Rover, P&G, Diageo, Gulf Air, The National Lottery and Lotto. Whilst at Landor, he became Executive creative director, European Board Director and a member of the Global Airlines Team. He also received an International Creative Brand award and four T&T Global Awards. In 2003, he moved to Dubai to head up Landor’s creative department for the MENA region. Later in May 2007, he set up Brash Brands FZ LLC, a brand consultancy agency based in media city, Dubai, which focuses on an independent and personal branding service with projects on an international scale. Brash Brands now works with clients such as Emaar, Emirates Airline, Etihad Rail, TDIC and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre. Notable work has included the entire brand creation for the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building, a concept which widened to include much of Dubai's Downtown area. The Dubai Mall, Armani Residencies and The Address Hotels brands were also created by Brash.

Awards and Recognition[edit] •	Amity University – Honorary Professor, April 2013 •	International Creative Brand Award •	Four T&T Global Awards •	Arabian Business Magazine – 19th most influential British person in the UAE.

References[edit]

•	http://www.brashbrands.com/news/press/444-press-50-most-influential-brits-in-the-uae.html •	http://www.brashbrands.com/about-us/john-brash.html •	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-brash/8/141/37 •	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azk6stDf0GI •	http://brashbrands.com/news/press/453-press-brand-king-is-brash-by-name-not-by-nature.html •	http://www.arabianbusiness.com/the-brains-behind-some-of-uae-s-biggest-brands-515773.html#.UqhAAqV8zwJ http://www.arabianbusiness.com/top-50-most-influential-brits-in-uae-501889.html