Hugh cv, 6.1

HUGH HERBERT-BURNS
Website: hughherbertburns.com
www.linkedin.com/in/hughherbertburns
Executive television producer with extensive experience and expertise in domestic and international production. Have built a broad base of business relationships with overseas film production and post production companies. Have planned, budgeted and managed production globally, including South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and SE Asia. Excellent relationship management skills: strong collaborator with internal and external partners. Strong reputation for building trust with clients and cost consultants. Skilled negotiator with proven ability to deliver excellent production quality while under tight budget scrutiny. Focus of all production is to ensure that regardless of where it is produced, it retains the same high standards of film direction and post production as its US counterpart. EXPERIENCE
EXECUTIVE CONTENT PRODUCER

Grey Healthcare, New York, NY
• Novonordisk - Flexpen

Kaplan Thaler, New York, NY
2/11 • Sunovion – Omnaris (Cape Town, S. Africa)
Young & Rubicam, New York, NY
• Colgate Palmolive Int’l - Mennen Stainguard Deodorant
Kinematographica, Kenya
Executive Production Company Producer
• Safaricom
Produced 10 commercials for E. Africa’s largest mobile phone network
Young & Rubicam, New York, NY
• Colgate Palmolive - Wisp

MCCANN ERICKSON, New York, NY 1999-2009
Senior Vice President, Executive Producer
• Unilever: Bertolli, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Promise
• Pfizer: Viagra, Aricept
• Glaxo Smith Kline: Paxil, Avodart
• Gillette International: razors
• Johnson & Johnson: Band-Aid, Accuvue, Stay Free, Reach Toothbrushes
• Aventis: Allegra
• Sepracor: Lunesta
• Novartis: Reclast
• Boots: Clearasil
• Bristol Meyers Squibb: cancer drugs
• Gateway Computers

KAPLAN THALER, New York, NY 1998
Freelance Producer

WELLS RICH GREENE BDDP, New York, NY 1995-1998
Vice President, Senior Executive Producer
Domestic and international producer: Pringles, Toys R’ Us, Clairol, Hertz
J. WALTER THOMPSON, New York, NY 1989-1995
Senior Producer
Domestic and international producer: Kodak, Warner Lambert (Chiclets, Trident, Halls), Clairol, Toys R’ Us EDUCATION
M.A Oxford University - England
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Jack Spicer
VP Creative Director
McCann Erickson New York”
I’m a Vice President Creative Director at McCann Erickson New York. I have over 15 years of experience
making TV commercials and Hugh Herbert Burns is by far the best producer I have ever worked with.
There are many reasons why Hugh is so great to work with. But from a creative’s point of view, the most
important reason is that he simply understands that GREAT creative is what’s most important. And he works
tirelessly to bring the creative team’s vision to life. If they want a helicopter to land on a yacht filled with dancing
Brazilian peasant women in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Hugh can make it happen (on time and on a
shoestring budget).
But that’s just one reason why Hugh is great to work with. I hope you’re up to listening to a few more. Hugh
produced the first TV commercial I ever created. I wasn’t familiar with the process and I was nervous as hell.
Hugh was patient, kind and always understanding. And when a client or creative director threw us a huge
curveball, Hugh remained relaxed and would come up with a brilliant solution. Hugh is not just a great producer;
he is a mentor and teacher.
There’s more. Around McCann Hugh was known as “James Bond” and the original “International Man of
Mystery”. That’s because no one could handle an international production quite like him. No matter how exotic
the location we were shooting, I never felt uncomfortable, there were never any surprises and we never had a
hiccup. The clients were always pleased with the product and so were we.

I hope you get the chance to work with Hugh someday. You will not be disappointed. January 18, 2011

Karen Abbate
SVP, Group Creative Director, McCann Erickson
“You could look anywhere in the world--and I mean anywhere--and you would not find a better producer than
Hugh. Throw any obstacle at Hugh--ridiculously tight budgets, impossible deadlines, difficult personalities,
arduous conditions--and the unflappable Hugh will pull off a world class production without a hitch. It's no
wonder every client requested Hugh for their productions again and again. The consummate professional,
brilliant (as in Oxford educated brilliant) with a wonderful sense of humor, everyone from clients to creatives to
account teams to production companies love working with Hugh. He is, quite simply, the best there is.” May 14,
2010
Linda Luca
EVP, Group Managing Director, McCann-Erickson
“Hugh Herbert-Burns is a multi-talented producer. No job is too large or too small in scope for his talent. He
brings a unique magic to any production.first class production companies and directors at prices that meet the
budget. Clients love his thoroughness and attention to detail and creatives love seeing the way he ensures their
ideas come to life. He has the contacts and connections to pull in the best talent from around the world to deliver
great film. And, as anyone who has ever been part of a Hugh Herbert-Burns production, it's always a memorable
experience from beginning to end.” June 14, 2010

Sharon Johnson
VP, Management Representative, McCann Erickson
“Hugh stands out as one of the true professional highlights of my years at McCann. My team and Clients were
lucky to have him on several of our international TV shoots over the years. He has the amazing ability to gather
the greatest pool of talent options (thanks to his incredible network that he's built and maintained throughout his
career), manage all of the complexities of an overseas shoot down to the most minute detail, while managing
expectations all 360' around, and not only make it look effortless, but give your team and your clients the most
fantastic results, and an experience you treasure forever. I aspire to his ability to tirelessly do his job to
perfection, while always displaying grace, dignity, and sharing friendship and a sense of adventure. Hugh is one
of a kind - and anyone who has an opportunity to work with him should seize it!” March 22, 2010

Matt Genne’
Copywriter, McCann Erickson, New York
“I met Hugh in my first assignment in advertising. I quickly learned that he is an unflappable, meticulous, good-natured pro who can work magic with directors, smooth the way with line producers, wrangle a tight schedule into an unfaltering production, and somehow keep everybody happy, rested and doing their very best. Like all good generals, Hugh leads from the front—by example and by deed. At the time, I had no idea how lucky I was to work with him. Now, many spots later, Hugh is the benchmark against which I measure every producer I work with today.” March 8, 2011

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