Creative Operations Summit New York 2025

Dave is the Global Creative Director for Scotiabank and leads Lighthouse, Scotiabank’s In-House Agency. Lighthouse is a global team of Creatives, Designers, Studio Designers, and Account Managers that partner with marketers from across North and South America.

Before joining Scotia, Dave worked agency side at FCB/Six where he developed and launched Destination Pride and led the digital work for CIBC, one of Canada’s major banks. Dave has spent most of his career working on brands such as McDonalds, Coca-Cola, SickKids, Depuy, and Pfizer.

Spending the last 5 years of his career building Lighthouse from the ground up has taught Dave a lot about the highs and lows of in-housing creative.