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  • Piyush Pandey to take charge as Ogilvy global CCO

    Piyush Pandey to take charge as Ogilvy global CCO

    MUMBAI: Advertising Company Ogilvy has announced that chairman of Ogilvy India, Piyush Pandey will be promoted to the role of worldwide chief creative officer. He will be replacing Tham Khai Meng who was discharged in July. Pandey’s role will commence from 1 January 2019.

    Pandey will also hold on to his responsibilities as the chairman of Ogilvy India and will remain based in Mumbai. From next year he will be working in cooperation with Ogilvy’s global chief executive John Seifert and will look after the creative standards at the company.

    Ogilvy also announced that it will expand its Worldwide Creative Council from 12 members to 20; the 20 members—of which half will be comprised of female creative leaders—will be announced in January of 2019. At last year’s Cannes Lions, Ogilvy announced its commitment (in partnership with the 3% Movement) to recruit 20 senior women in creative globally by 2020.

    Ogilvy Worldwide chief executive John Seifert said, “We could not be more thrilled that Piyush will be serving as our chief creative officer, worldwide and my creative partner.  Piyush is a true industry icon who is uniquely suited to lead our global creative efforts. Creativity has and will always be at the heart of the Ogilvy brand and culture. Piyush is the perfect leader to shepherd that legacy as we continue to focus on making brands matter as the leading creative network in the world.”

    Seifert told Campaign India that he had considered both internal and external candidates for the global creative role. He said, “I wanted someone who would be a real partner to me and who would be true to the creative spirit of our founder David Ogilvy, But it was very clear that Piyush was the right candidate for the role.”

    Seifert continued, “Piyush is deeply rooted in society and culture and the humanness of our world. He’s also someone who doesn’t look backwards, only forwards, and who is enthusiastic, excited and humble. He’s someone everyone can be inspired by.”

    Seifert believes that his working partnership with Pandey would become a model for Ogilvy offices around the world, as he said, “To date, we hadn’t really galvanised our network to ensure creativity is the lifeblood of everything we do, Piyush will now help me drive that.”

    Meanwhile, Ogilvy US CCO Joe Sciarotta has been appointed as deputy chief creative officer, worldwide and will report to Pandey and Seifert.

  • McCann terminates global CCO Jeremy Perrot

    McCann terminates global CCO Jeremy Perrot

    MUMBAI: Based on employee complaints for violating the company’s code of conduct, McCann Health’s global chief creative officer Jeremy Perrott has been terminated. This marks the second termination of a prominent global industry figure this week based on employee complaints, following Ogilvy’s firing of Tham Khai Meng.

    A person with knowledge of the matter said the complaint surrounded allegations of “offensive and inappropriate language”, according to Campaign India.

    Perrott has been with the Interpublic Group company for nearly three decades was let go in the days leading up to the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

    A statement from McCann reads, “We received a complaint about a violation of our Code of Conduct by McCann Health’s Jeremy Perrott. As a result, following an investigation, he is no longer with the company.

    “Our foremost priority is to foster a workplace where people are respected and valued, and importantly, an environment where people feel safe and protected to come forward to report actions that run counter to our values and code of conduct,” the company added.

    McCann Health is in the process of replacing Perrott. Other members of his former leadership team are taking on his responsibilities in the interim.

  • Ogilvy terminates worldwide CCO Tham Khai Meng

    Ogilvy terminates worldwide CCO Tham Khai Meng

    MUMBAI: Over the last six months, a handful of agency leaders have lost their jobs due to misconduct. The latest to join the list is from as agency Ogilvy. The company terminated its chief creative officer Tham Khai Meng after employees complained about unspecified violations of company policy, according to an internal memo from CEO John Seifert.

    Meng had the role at the WPP firm since 2009, a role that effectively ended after a two-week investigation memo Seifert sent to his staffers globally.

    Seifert did not specify the nature of these complaints in the memo but did state that he “found these complaints serious enough to appoint external legal counsel to investigate the matter”.

    After stating that the subsequent investigation “concluded that Khai’s behavior was a clear breach of our company values and code of conduct,” Seifert confirmed that his employment with Ogilvy was terminated with immediate effect.

    Khai joined Ogilvy in 1999 and went on to become one of advertising’s most visible, creative thought leaders. He was promoted to worldwide CCO and co-chairman in 2009 and served as the public face of one of the world’s oldest ad agencies.

  • O&M wins CLIO Network of the Year for 4th consecutive year

    O&M wins CLIO Network of the Year for 4th consecutive year

    MUMBAI: Ogilvy & Mather was named Network of the Year at the 56th Annual CLIO Awards held recently at the American Museum of Natural History. This is the fourth consecutive year the O&M network has topped the CLIOs.

     

    “Great creative should engage, challenge, celebrate and educate. Ogilvy & Mather continues to set the bar very high with work that encompasses these characteristics time and time again. Congratulations to the entire team on a fourth consecutive CLIO Network of the Year win,” said CLIO president Nicole Purcell.

     

    The Grand CLIO for Print went to the campaign “It Happens Here” on behalf of the anti-female genital mutilation organisation 28 Too Many, which also was named Advertiser of the Year, while the Grand CLIO for Direct was awarded for the Burger King “Proud Whopper” campaign.

     

    In addition to the two Grand CLIOs, the awards included 10 Gold, 27 Silver, 23 Bronze and 24 Shortlists across the categories of social media, audio and film technique, branded content, branded entertainment, direct, innovative, design, out of home, integrated, engagement, experiential, print and film. O&M was also awarded three Silver Healthcare CLIOs in the design, direct, and out of home categories.

     

    O&M worldwide chief creative officer Tham Khai Meng said, “I am delighted the work and results produced by Ogilvy & Mather agencies around the world on behalf of our clients have once again been recognized by our peers, the judges, and CLIOs. We couldn’t have done it without the verve of our talented people and the huge support of our courageous clients.” 

     

    Gerry Human, chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather London, which led the creation of “It Happens Here,” added, “Thank you CLIOs. I hope these awards inspire even more people to reach out and help 28 Too Many in their brave fight against this horrendous crime inflicted on young girls across the world. Please go to their site and donate.”

     

    Anselmo Ramos, chief creative officer and founder of David, a WPP company that is part of the Ogilvy & Mather network, said of the “Proud Whopper” campaign that his agency created, “Proud Whopper is young, smart and brave work. I thank our client for being fearless in helping to bring its message to life, our team for creating it and the CLIOs for celebrating it.”

     

    The CLIO Awards is one of the world’s most recognized international awards competitions for advertising, design, digital and communication.