Brent Nelsen

Current

• Managing Partner, SVP Planning Director at Leo Burnett Canada

Past

• SVP, Worldwide Director of Strategic Planning Chicago - McDonald's at DDB Worldwide
• SVP, Planning Director New York at McCann Worldgroup
• Vice President, Director Strategic Planning – at Cossette Communication-Marketing

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Education

• The University of Calgary

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Brent Nelsen’s Summary

Senior planner with an acid tested track record and over 17+ years global experience leading new business, brand and creative strategy development in U.S., UK, Canada, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Russia and the Nordics.

Brent Nelsen’s Specialties:

brand and communications strategy
experience, creative and social media planning
behavioural and cognitive research

Brent Nelsen’s Experience

• Managing Partner, SVP Planning Director

  Leo Burnett Canada

  (Public Company; PUB; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

• SVP, Worldwide Director of Strategic Planning Chicago - McDonald's

  DDB Worldwide

  (Public Company; OMC; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 7 months)

• SVP, Planning Director New York

  McCann Worldgroup

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2003 — February 2006 (2 years 11 months)

• Vice President, Director Strategic Planning –

  Cossette Communication-Marketing

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  1999 — 2003 (4 years )

Brent Nelsen’s Education

• The University of Calgary

  MBA , International Finance & Marketing Strategy

Brent Nelsen’s Contact Settings

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