Wally Olins

Wally Olins
Born
Wallace Olins

(1930-12-19)19 December 1930
London, England
Died14 April 2014(2014-04-14) (aged 83)
EducationHighgate School
Alma materSt Peter's College, Oxford
OccupationBranding consultant
Spouses
Renate Steinart
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(m. 1957; div. 1989)​
Dornie Watts
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(m. 1990)​
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Wallace Olins CBE (19 December 1930 – 14 April 2014) was a British branding consultant specializing in corporate identity and branding. He co-founded Wolff Olins and Saffron Brand Consultants and served as chairman of both. Olins advised organisations on identity, branding, communication and related matters, including 3i, Akzo Nobel, Repsol, Q8, the Portuguese Tourist Board, BT, Renault, Volkswagen, Tata and Lloyd's of London. He also advised McKinsey and Bain. He pioneered the concept of the nation as a brand and worked on branding projects for a number of cities and countries, including London, Mauritius, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Lithuania.