Mat Baxter, co-founder and CEO of SKINGRAPHICA

Co-founder and CEOMat Baxter

Mat Baxter is the co-founder and CEO of SKINGRAPHICA®. He founded the company in Sydney in 2025 with tattoo artist Mikael Rämgård, with one aim. Build the skincare tattooed skin deserves, made to the standard of the art it carries.

Mat leads the business. That means commercial strategy and growth, brand and marketing, partnerships and the company's relationships with investors, retailers, media and industry.

Before SKINGRAPHICA

25 years at the top of global marketing and media.

Mat spent 10 years in New York leading global businesses. He was Global CEO of Huge, the digital experience agency, and Global CEO and Chairman of Initiative, which became the world's fastest growing media network under his leadership. Before that he was Global Chief Strategy and Creative Officer of IPG Mediabrands.

Before New York he was CEO of UM Australia, and a founding partner and CEO of Naked Communications. Across his career he has led strategy for brands including LVMH, L'Oréal, Gucci, Nike, Google and LEGO.

The businesses he has run have been named Agency of the Year in markets around the world, and he was named CEO of the Year by Campaign magazine. His turnaround of Huge is told in Michael Farmer's book Madison Avenue Makeover.

Mat is now based in Sydney. He is also a co-founder of TMRW and an investor in Mutinex and Springboards.

Career

Leadership roles.

SKINGRAPHICA®

Co-founder and CEO

Huge

Global CEO

Initiative

Global CEO and Chairman

IPG Mediabrands

Global Chief Strategy and Creative Officer

UM Australia

CEO

Naked Communications

Founding Partner and CEO

Get in touch

Write to Mat.

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