David van Gessel has recently joined MOQO as Operations & Creative Director. With the arrival of this experienced creative entrepreneur, the branding agency strengthens its management team and underlines its ambition to continue growing as a strategic and creative partner for brands.
MOQO appoints
David van Gessel
as Operations &
Creative Director
F.L.T.R.: David van Gessel (Operations & Creative Director), Mathieu Verstraete (Founder & Creative Director) & Barbara Bataillie (Managing & Strategic Director)
David van Gessel was co-founder of Skinn for 18 years, where he helped shape the agency’s growth and the development of a wide range of brands. He now brings that experience to MOQO, where he will play a key role in the agency’s further development, both creatively and operationally.
Within the renewed management team, Barbara Bataillie takes on the role of Managing & Strategic Director, Mathieu Verstraete continues as Founder & Creative Director, and David van Gessel joins as Operations & Creative Director.
“David brings a rare combination of creative experience and operational insight,” says Mathieu Verstraete. “But just as important, he shares our vision for branding. At MOQO, we are firmly committed to a brand-first approach, where the brand is the starting point for everything we do. We build from strategy and consistently translate that into creative work that holds up, both in content and in form. This ensures that branding and marketing actively strengthen the company behind them. David understands this instinctively and knows how to bring it into practice. That makes him highly relevant to where MOQO stands today.”
Barbara Bataillie also sees David’s arrival as a strong operational reinforcement. “We are growing as an agency, and that requires not only strong ideas for our clients, but also an organisation that can support them. David brings structure, clarity and the experience to scale an agency without compromising on quality. That is essential for how we want to grow further, both in terms of content and organisation.”
“There is a strong sense of humanity in how people work together and engage with clients. That made MOQO a logical choice for me.”
David van Gessel
Operations & Creative Director
“MOQO has a clear vision and the ambition to act on it,” says David van Gessel. “What appeals to me most is the opportunity to help shape the agency at every level, from strategy and creation to how it operates and grows internally. That breadth is what makes it interesting. At the same time, there is a strong sense of humanity in how people work together and engage with clients. That made MOQO a logical choice for me. My focus will be on supporting its growth by further structuring operations and preparing the agency for the next phase.”
