Dominic Goldman is joining U.K. ad agency Above+Beyond as its executive creative director. He is known for his tenures as a creative partner at BBH London and as ECD at Grey London.
Goldman began his career as a digital creative at Media Arts and went on to create integrated work for agencies in Asia and the US including Ogilvy and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
He joined BBH London in 2007, delivering work such as Barnardo’s “Break the Cycle,” ASOS’ “Urban Tour” and Audi’s “Birth.” In the eight years Goldman was at BBH, the agency won Agency of the Year twice, was Digital Agency of the Year at the Webbys and was the IPA Agency of the Year for Effectiveness.
Goldman was hired by Grey London in 2015 as deputy executive director, and was later promoted to ECD. Creative highlights during his time at Grey included the 2017 Lucozade Sport film that told the life story of Anthony Joshua, the Bose “Get Closer” campaign and the iconic Tate Britain work.
Goldman has been awarded numerous international awards, including 46 Cannes Lions.
At Above+Beyond, Goldman will be part of the management team, reporting to Zaid Al-Zaidy, CEO, and working alongside Tom Bedwell, managing director, and David Frymann, strategy partner.
David Billing, group chief creative officer of parent The Beyond Collective, will be handing over the creative reins of Above+Beyond to Goldman, and will focus on growing opportunities within the wider group.
Austin Stowell Gets Emotional About Portraying Stoic Jethro Gibbs In “NCIS: Origins”
Once again, Austin Stowell is having the best day ever — all thanks to him winning the role of legendary TV character Leroy Jethro Gibbs in "NCIS: Origins."
"Since I got this job, it has just been day after day after day of the greatest day of my life," says Stowell, smiling.
The actor has his shoulders back and chest up to portray the ex-Marine-turned-naval investigator, set 25 years before audiences first met "NCIS" star Mark Harmon.
Harmon and his son Sean are behind the idea of this origin story of the special agent, who was on-screen for 19 seasons from 2003 to 2021, solving crimes for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in Virginia.
Stowell says he'll be doing his best to live up to the role Harmon made famous and give viewers a new perspective on "how the hero was born."
Harmon, who narrates and pops up occasionally in the show, has been very supportive of Stowell, making himself available to chat about life, visiting the set and even texting (something technophobic Gibbs would never).
"Mark and I talk a lot about what it means to be the leader of a team, about what it means to be a leader of this set and crew," he says. "Those conversations have been invaluable to me because I don't know what it's like. I've never been No. 1 on a TV show before."
The lessons he's learned: be on time, be kind, respectful and professional.
He's also studied up on the "NCIS" universe, something he knew about but wasn't yet a super fan.
In a pop quiz Stowell correctly names all the franchise's four spin-off shows and only stumbles when it comes to rule three of Gibbs' famous guidelines: "Never believe what you are told."
(He keeps the full list to read from time to time.)
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