John Darrow
Head of LJ Hooker Marketing
John is the Head of LJ Hooker Marketing, having joined the company in 2010. John is responsible for driving all marketing and communications initiatives that contribute to the growth and reputation of LJ Hooker.
John brings nearly 20 years of marketing expertise developed in marketing agencies and in-house marketing leadership roles in New York, London and Sydney. Most recently, John served as Global Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather’s IBM worldwide marketing account based here in Sydney, driving marketing innovation and growth initiatives for IBM and Ogilvy in markets across the globe. Prior to that, John was the Global Marketing Director at Tishman Speyer in New York, where he built a world-class marketing organisation that helped fuel explosive growth for this prestigious real estate and financial services company.
John was born and raised in the US, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University. He has served on several marketing award show panels. He currently resides on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with his wife and two sons.
Why you did you join LJ Hooker in the first place?
I was impressed with the passion and entrepreneurial spirit of virtually every LJ Hooker employee I met. Everyone is here because they believe their efforts are valued and that they are contributing to something special.
