Hugh Salmon

Hugh's advertising career began at Ogilvy & Mather in London. At the age of 31, Ogilvy appointed him to manage O&M Thailand, an office of nearly 400 people. In the 1990s, his career was interrupted by his discovery of fraud at an advertising agency of which he was Managing Director. When he reported the fraud to his Head Office, not only was Hugh fired, but his company told lies about him to cover up their fraudulent activities. Through clearing his name and recovering his reputation, Hugh became recognised as 'respected throughout the industry' in Campaign magazine's 'A List' of Who's Who in Marketing and Advertising. After his career was affected by physical disability caused by a rugby injury, Hugh witnessed the suffering that disabled people are forced to endure. He realised that the understanding of human behaviour and the creative talent he had worked with in advertising could be better applied to improving society as a whole. His challenging observations on life and human behaviour have featured in his respected blog as ‘A Different Hat’ on the marketing website Brand Republic and on Huffington Post.