Mike Geiger is set to join David&Goliath (D&G) in June as managing partner, chief digital officer. In this new position, he will report to agency founder and chairman, David Angelo, and be responsible for developing world-class strategy, creative, integration and content production.
Geiger joins D&G from J. Walter Thompson where he was president, chief integration officer, North America. He will leverage D&G’s strong existing operations, while changing processes, adding capabilities and merging cultures to deliver cutting-edge technological innovation at scale.
Before J. Walter Thompson, Geiger spent close to nine years at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GS&P), most recently as chief digital officer, associate partner where he was hired to establish GS&P’s digital practice. GS&P went on to win Digital Agency of the Year at Cannes, the One Show and the ADC Awards.
The hiring of Geiger is a key part of D&G’s growth plan and further bolsters the agency’s executive leadership team following a string of recent promotions, including Colin Jeffery as chief creative officer, Brian Dunbar as president and Seema Miller as chief strategy officer. It also comes on the heels of three new business wins for the agency: LG Mobile, Jack in the Box and ZICO Coconut Water.
Geiger has produced work that has won numerous awards at leading shows, including One Show Interactive, Cannes Lions, the CLIOs, the Art Directors Club and D&AD. Geiger is also a frequent juror on the awards circuit, most recently judging the FWA, New York Festivals, One Show, Effie Awards and Cresta Awards. He is a charter board member of the Boulder Digital Works education program at the University of Colorado and an advisory board member for The Creative Circus in Atlanta.
