Helen Russell Email Address

Innovation Advisor Asia Pacific

Atlassian is a leading provider of collaboration, development, and issue tracking software for teams. With over 50,000 global customers (including 85 of the Fortune 100), we’re advancing the power of collaboration with products including JIRA, Confluence, HipChat, Bitbucket, and more. Driven by honest values, an amazing culture, and consistent revenue growth, we’re out to unleash the potential of every team.

CEO and co-founder of Glorious Labs, a technology and innovation company designed for the connected world. We build devices at the intersection of digital, mobile, Virtual Reality and Internet of Things. United Nations Advisor, Board Member UNDP's Innovation Facility. 25 years' experience in brand-building, technology and start-ups across most industry sectors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Previously... • Responsible for strategy, creative and marketing innovation across Asia Pacific (APAC) for Facebook (including Instagram). • Responsible for creative leadership of 16 offices in 13 countries across the Ogilvy & Mather APAC region. • Founded 20:20, a digital creative agency start-up in London that grew to become the UK’s largest digital agency (Campaign's #1 Digital Agency in 2010 and 2011) with a head count of 550. • Youngest-ever Executive Creative Director of Interpublic Group (IPG). Based in the Middle East, at advertising agency Lintas, and lead the agency’s flagship Coca-Cola, General Motors and Unilever accounts. • Digital and Direct Evangelist. International Interactive Jury Chairman for the John Caples Awards in New York, a jury member at Cannes International Advertising Festival and sits on the judging committee of the BAFTAs. • Winner of over 100 international advertising awards including eight Cannes Lions (Cannes International Advertising Festival) and world’s only winner of Gold Cannes Lion four years running for Best Launch Strategy. • Voted No 2 in the UK’s ‘Power 100’ for digital and direct marketing professionals. (Must try harder).