Global Creative Director

Anders Black Christiansen

A graduate of Denmark’s prestigious Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design, Anders is among a select group of Danish design veterans transforming the world of branding and experience design, forming brand identities and industrial product designs for a long list of international brands in the Black portfolio. Anders is Black’s global Creative Director.

Art Director, Partner

Jonas Rasmussen

With an ambition to express his art through compelling graphic design, creating desirable products, and working with clients to craft their brands, Jonas has led global assignments in advertising, Internet and illustration. Jonas leads Black’s design development in Copenhagen.

Managing Director, Denmark

Charlotte Andresen

Charlotte has several years of experience within International marketing and brand building. Her focus is to maintain and develop key client relationships where she plays a key role between strategy and the creative process to identify and reach the specific goals in every project.

Managing Director, USA

Max Hamel

Max works at the intersection of politics and branding, helping companies, trade associations and candidates align their corporate and political programs to deliver pitch perfect messaging, reach new audiences and shape government policy. In our highly distracted world,  splintered media channels mean splintered audiences. Design can no longer be an afterthought and companies and organizations need comprehensive visual strategies to create an indelible relationship between an image and an idea. Max leads Black’s Washington DC office.

Managing Partner, Practice Lead Digital & CX

Cheyenne Kamran

A strategist with experience across various disciplines and continents, Cheyenne takes a simultaneously disruptive yet practical approach in causing changes in culture, mindset, and ultimately results. Che leads Black’s digital and strategy practice in Dubai.

Future Strategy

Dr. Petar Stojanov

A quantum physicist turned innovation specialist, Petar works with governments and organisations at the intersection of strategy, innovation and policy to advise, design and execute disruptive new innovations and create compelling new futures. Petar leads Black’s innovation and future strategy practice in Dubai.

Art Director

Claus Julius Bjørneboe

Claus has a hidden superpower – the ability to take a complex idea and make it self-explanatory through compelling design in the form of branding, graphics, web design and motion graphics. Claus leads Black’s creative development in Copenhagen.

Partner

Maha Al Muhairi

Exiting her first company at 19 years of age, AlMaha is one of the youngest certified FabLab mentors in the Arab region and in collaboration with MIT, AlMaha has developed award-winning autonomous open-source agricultural technology solutions for the UAE Mars 2117 space mission. AlMaha leads Blacks’s emerging technologies practice in Dubai.

Head of Events and Productions

Iris Chelarescu

Iris is a PR and Communications expert with expertise in running corporate engagements for global brands, with attendees numbering in the tens of thousands.  Iris leads Black’s Programs and Events team in Dubai.

Chief Accountant

Helle Brandt Pedersen

Visual Media Specialist

Mateen Azam

Mateen is a visual design specialist, bringing still and moving images to life by designing and crafting infographics and moving media for our global client base. Mateen is part of Black’s visual media team in Dubai.

Sound Designer | Photographer

André Christian Lyngedal