Ian Gourley is a highly motivational and inspirational leader who is able to deliver business goals and vision through sound strategic, communication, and design skills.

Respected as a credible source of knowledge in the fields of branding as well as retail strategy and design, Ian is able to drive change and deliver tangible results across businesses, specialised projects, and campaigns.

Previous positions held:

Chief Creative Officer / Barrows Global (25 years)

The world’s leading “Retail Experiences business” and part of the WPP advertising group.  Operating in all the offices in South Africa, the US, Canada and the UK working with clients such as Unilever, Samsung, Coca-Cola, P&G, Walmart, Tesco and many more.

Currently:

Founder and owner /  21G – A branding, design, retail and experiences consultancy working primarily on the social sustainability needs of clients and organisations.

Founder of Platform/21 – A platform that focuses only on social sustainability projects and serves to bring design and marketing students and mentors together to deliver creative work for foundations and ngo’s in Africa.

Advisory Board Member / Vega

Board member / Sheltersuit Foundation

Trustee / The Do More Foundation

 Expedition member and Foundation member / The KIngsley Holgate Foundation.