After stints in London, Hong Kong and San Francisco, David Nobay (or “Nobby”, as he’s better known down under) launched his own agency, Wells Nobay McDowall in Melbourne at just 27, and led it to become one of the most awarded integrated agencies of the 90’s in Australia.

He moved to New York in 2000 to join an all-new new Bozell team as Deputy ECD, alongside Tony Granger. He was also ranked in Archive Magazine’s Top Ten most published copywriters of the last millennium.

In 2003, he returned to Australia as Executive Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney. Under Nobby’s creative stewardship, the office was ranked Agency of the Year for an unprecedented three years in a row. Saatchi’s Sydney was also acclaimed as “Australian Agency of the Decade” by Campaign Brief Magazine in 2010.

During that time, Nobby was ranked as the most awarded Creative Director in Australasia. He also sat on the Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide Creative Board.

In 2007, Nobby was invited by David Droga to launch Droga5, Sydney. The office opened its doors officially in 2008, and was named “Agency of the Year” by B&T Magazine in 2009.

In 2010, he was included in Ad Age’s Top 50 Creative individuals worldwide.

Over the years, he’s been recognised by all the major international shows, and judged most of them: including sitting on the Titanium Jury at Cannes, leading two D&AD juries, Chairing ADC, London Festivals, Dubai Lynx, Young Guns and Australian AWARD.

Outside Droga5, his interests include yo-yo dieting and playwriting. In 2011, his first play “Moving Parts” is being produced by Revolver in Sydney, and directed by Steve Rogers.