Cliff Thompson is joining Atlantic Canadian communications and marketing firm Colour as its new senior vice president and creative director.
 
“Thanks to great clients who are looking to achieve meaningful change through their better communications, Colour is growing and investing in top talent like Cliff Thompson,” said Chris Keevill, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colour.   “Cliff will bring new energy and leadership for many of Colour’s major accounts.”  
 
Thompson is formerly associate creative director with Extreme Group, where he led the creative development of campaigns for such clients as Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Destination Halifax, Country Style, Downtown Halifax Business Commission, Atlantic Film Festival and Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection.  A native of South Africa, Thompson brought more than a decade of advertising and marketing experience when he moved to Nova Scotia in 2006.  His past international clients included Diageo, Kellogg’s, Unilever, Nestle, Nike and Discovery Channel.  

"It’s great to join an agency team that puts so much emphasis on getting closer to the people our clients are trying to reach,” said Thompson, whose past work has been recognized regionally, nationally and internationally.  “In this business, the two most important things for me are co-creating great work with our clients to help them achieve their goals and great people to work with to that end.  That’s why I am excited to be joining the Colour team."