Wesley ter Haar

Wesley ter Haar

CEO and Global AI Lead at Monks
Amsterdam, Netherlands

About me

18 years fighting mediocrity in the trenches of digital development, 16 of which as co-founder of MediaMonks. We work with and for advertising agencies to craft amazing digital work for global brands. Offices in Amsterdam, London, Stockholm, New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, Shanghai, Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo.

Positions

Founder
Hilversum, Netherlands
January 2001 - Present (23 years 10 months)
Head of Operations, lifeline for deadlines and project-manager of project-managers across four continents. impervious to stress, professional tea drinker and a more than decent giver of high-fives.
Wesley ter Haar is the Founding Monk of MediaMonks. He co-founded the company in 2001 to wage war on mediocre digital production, working tirelessly to grow MediaMonks into a creative production powerhouse with global reach and recognition. As of 2018, MediaMonks employs 750 Monks spread across 11 offices around the world.

Working from MediaMonks’ LA office, Wesley acts as MediaMonks’ COO, making him a self-described ‘lifeline for deadlines’ and ‘Project Manager of Project Managers’. Next to MediaMonks, Wesley sits on the boards of SoDA and S4 Capital, alongside Sir Martin Sorrell. He’s a sought-after speaker and jury member, most notably serving as the inaugural president of Cannes Lions' Digital Craft jury in 2016. He was inducted into the ADCN Hall of Fame in 2018.
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MediaMonks works with and for advertising agencies to craft amazing digital work for global brands. We have over a decade of digital experience, offices in Amsterdam, London, New York, Singapore and Los Angeles and 250 Motivated Monks versed in a wide range of digital disciplines.

Our in-house production team is experienced in pretty much anything you could possibly throw at a digital campaign. This includes game & mobile development and MediaMonks Film, our industry standard film production house.

Our work has been awarded by, and recognized at the FWA, Cannes Lions, BIMA, the Webbies, the Lovies and many others. And while it’s not something we like to brag about, it is the most tangible testament to the love, dedication and eye for detail we bring to our projects.
Executive Producer
Richmond, United States
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Los Angeles, United States

Education

Communications

1998 - 2000 (2 years)

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