MARIE JACKSON TO EXIT M&C SAATCHI

Yesterday, the day the agency was dropped from the Australian Tourism pitch, Marie Jackson, managing director of M&C Saatchi Sydney (and a former MD of the Auckland office), has announced she is leaving to return to her home town of Melbourne to take up a senior role in the private sector.

“Marie is moving out of the agency business and returning to Melbourne to a senior appointment with a business services company,” said Tom Dery, M&C Saatchi Executive Chairman Asia Pacific & US. “She has been an integral part of our growth story both in New Zealand, where she spent six years as MD, followed by three years as MD Sydney.”

“M&C Saatchi has been an important part of my life for nine years,” said Marie Jackson. “I’m now looking forward to the next exciting stage of my career and this new opportunity.”