AMY SMITH TO DEPART WHYBINS FOR CEO OF JWT AUSTRALIA/NZ
Amy Smith is set to leave her post as managing director of Whybin TBWA Melbourne to replace Michael Connaghan as CEO of JWT Australia and New Zealand. The latter has moved to JWT shareholder STW Group Limited as CEO.
Smith, an Australian, has been in the Whybin gig for a couple of years since arriving from London fresh from a highly successful three years running Wieden + Kennedy. She is due to start in April and will run JWT out of Melbourne and report to JWT worldwide president Michael Maedel as well as STW.
Smith is being replaced by Philip O'Neill, who is currently general manager of Whybin TBWA, Auckland. O'Neill was, prior to joining TBWA, managing director of M&C Saatchi, Auckland where he ran the Tourism NZ account. In a terse press release just in, Scott Whybin, Chairman of Whybin\TBWA announced that "Amy Smith’s contract had been terminated, effective immediately" and that O'Neill will join on March 14th.
“This is an irresistible opportunity,” said Philip O’Neil. “The TBWA\ network is the best in the world. Melbourne is a city I’ve always loved. And I get to team up with Scott Whybin and a world-class creative department."
Smith is the latest in a line of senior appointments at JWT, following the Sydney office hiring of Mick Hunter as CD and Ian Morton as head of art, both from Whybin TBWA Sydney where they held the same titles, and Glen Ryan, ex CD of Leo Burnett for the CD gig at JWT Melbourne.
posted by CB @ 2:38 PM
20 Comments:
Go Lynchy!
who's the source inside JWT? - It was only announced there at 2:30!
Nice working scooping B&T and Adnews - That shit rag trys to make out like its some huge scandle. I suppose thats what happens when you have a junior writer on it.
some junior spelling in that post too!
About time Amy decided to work for grown-ups and professionals. She and JWT and STW will achieve early alignment, will up the ante, and then enjoy the resultant success for their clients.
Good one guys. Go for it.
Lynchy post the press release, or better still the email that Scott Whybin sent around
Does that press release say anything about Ted Royer starting at Whybins Sydney as CD?
According to Adnews Whybins have said they're talking to him only.
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was someone at Whybins peeking at Amy Smith's email?
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JWT! the poor woman. it's all downhill from there. then again, it is probably the bottom of the hill. there is singo's after that. But hey, they're pretty much the same agency so they can share the dugheap at the bottom of the hill together. but I'm sure the cash is very sweet at the bottom of the hill. Amy, do you have a job for unachieving art director with dreams of being great?
the "dugheap" huh?..not just an underacheiving( I think that's what was meant) art director but an illiterate one...exactly what exalted hill was it you were thinking of climbing?
I wish I was underachieving art director! An unachieving art director is far lower on the scale. Almost at the bottom of the hill with JWT. But I suppose climbing the dungheap at the bottom of the hill is still climbing. So maybe I could join the ascent?
I don't think working with Mick & Ian is working at 'the bottom of the hill.' I eprsonally think they're both fucking awesome.
hmm, yes...and does anyone take seriously new Whybin MD Phillip O'Neil's comments that working with Scott Whybin and a "world-class" creative department is 'irresistable".. would would have thought highly avoidable given the mass exodus form that agency(Mick and Ian are only some) and increasigly disappointing perfomance.
mick and ian have gone from an irresistable agency to an irresistabubbly one.
That last comment would have Craig Davis laughing.
i hear jwt r looking 4 cd 2 in ak
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