Antony Nelson

Chief Creative Officer , adam&eve\TBWA

Ant Nelson is Joint Chief Creative Officer of adam&eve\TBWA. He has spent more than 25 years in the advertising industry having worked at some of the most recognised agencies in the world, including Saatchi & Saatchi London, Fallon London, Publicis New York and AMV BBDO. Ant joined adam&eveDDB in 2017 and was promoted to Executive Creative Director in 2018. That very same year the agency won Cannes 'Agency of the year', scooping a total of 27 lions.  Ant was made Joint Chief Creative Officer of the agency in early 2025, alongside his creative partner Mike Sutherland. Together they oversee the agency's entire creative output for key local and global accounts, including PlayStation, Volkswagen, Disney, Columbia, CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), MARS and Unilever.  Some of Ant's creative awards include 66 Cannes Lions including Titanium, 3 Grand Prix, 87 D&AD pencils including a Black Pencil and 12 Yellow Pencils, as well as 38 One Show Pencils. His work for Club 18-30 is one of the most awarded print campaigns of all time according to the Gunn report and his 'Spare the act' campaign for Currys PC World is the most awarded TV campaign in British Arrows history. He also wrote 'Project84' the multiple award-winning piece of work for CALM, which led to the appointment of the first ever UK Minister for Suicide Prevention. In 2025, adam&eve was named Campaign BIG Agency of the Year and in 2026 Ant led the newly merged adam&eve\TBWA to be named the most awarded UK agency at Cannes.