Adrian Holmes
D&AD President — (1993–94)
Profile
About
Adrian Holmes is a copywriter and former Y&R Executive Creative Director for EMEA and Lowe worldwide chairman. He’s also the co-founder of agency Homles Hobbs Marcantonio. Together with art director Alan Waldie he created Heineken’s much-loved Water in Majorca ad in 1985. In 2020 he founded Ancient & Modern together with John O’Driscoll and Seamus O’Farrell, describing the business as “London’s oldest agency”. It aims to offer a counter to “the relentless march into digital and social media”.
About
Adrian Holmes is a copywriter and former Y&R Executive Creative Director for EMEA and Lowe worldwide chairman. He’s also the co-founder of agency Homles Hobbs Marcantonio. Together with art director Alan Waldie he created Heineken’s much-loved Water in Majorca ad in 1985. In 2020 he founded Ancient & Modern together with John O’Driscoll and Seamus O’Farrell, describing the business as “London’s oldest agency”. It aims to offer a counter to “the relentless march into digital and social media”.
D&AD achievements
- Participation
- D&AD President — (1993–94)
- Participation
- D&AD President — (1993–94)