Books that influenced me

The chief operating officer of DDB London discusses his most influential books: The Art of Fly Fishing by Lieutenant-Colonel W Keith Rollo; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S Thompson; The Real Mad Men by Andrew Cracknell; The Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger; Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and The King James Bible.

Books that influenced me

Nick FoxDDB

Nick Fox (nick.fox@ddblondon.com) has been with DDB for 20 years and became chief operating officer of DDB London in 2006. He started his ad career with DMB&B London in 1982, buying TV airtime before moving to account management on Mars and Pedigree Petfoods. In 1984, he swapped confectionary and Whiskas for Peugeot and Seagrams at Havas Dentsu H. C. K. He joined DDB London in 1987 and was elected to the BMP DDB board in 1990. He became vice-president of DDB Tokyo in 1993 and worldwide director for Volkswagen in 1996....

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