Mark Budden, Chairman (AsiaPac Region), Design Bridge

Mark joined Design Bridge in 1992 as a Designer and in true DB fashion worked his way up to become Managing Director of the Singapore office, which he opened in 2003. The office has grown to become the largest and one of the most respected design agencies in the region, working across multiple touchpoints for many famous brands.

Having lived and worked in Asia for more than sixteen years, Mark enjoys digging deep on brand truth and cultural nuance when landing global concepts for the biggest consumer brands in Asia. He also believes passionately in developing the future of the design industry in the region through providing learning opportunities and long-term career progression within the Design Bridge Group.

Originally a jewellery and silversmithing designer with a keen eye for detail and an inexplicable desire to rebuild two-seater English roadsters. His favourite colour is blue and sometimes black when Chelsea are playing away.

Mark was recently promoted to Chairman of Design Bridge for the AsiaPac region.

“I have worked with Mark now across every one of my senior Marketing roles from Fonterra, Tip-Top, Mondelez, Starbucks and more recently MasterCard. He runs the best design agency in Asia in my view and their understanding of brandworld and how a brand turns up creatively across all of its designed touchpoints is both pioneering and second to none.” Sam Ahmed, Senior Vice President of Marketing AsiaPac, MasterCard.