End of era as Taine resigns as ECD of Ogilvy NZ, Christensen and O’Leary appointed joint ECDs
Jeremy Taine has resigned as executive creative director at Ogilvy effective 12 November, paving the way for Basil Christensen and Damon O’Leary, who have been named as joint executive creative directors and will oversee Ogilvy’s national creative department.
Taine joined Ogilvy when the company he owned with Roy Meares, MTC, was acquired. Over the last three years, Ogilvy’s creative profile and reputation has been showcased and awarded, much of this due to Taine’s talent.
“I’m genuinely thrilled with this new creative leadership team and am very much looking forward to working with them as we capitalise on the foundation Jeremy and Roy helped establish,” says Ogilvy managing director Greg Partington. “We all wish Jeremy and his family well as they explore new opportunities.”
Ogilvy was awarded two gold effies including ‘Best In Show’ at the CAANZ Effectiveness Awards on Thursday.
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Doesn’t a ‘national creative department’ mean you have creative in more than one office? A handful of people and a few spare macs in Wellington is not an agency.
Tell that to Steve and Nige you ignorant fool.
Jeremy is a living legend in advertising and we are all surprised he lasted as long as he did at Ogilvy. Where ever he ends up he will take the magic with him.
They don’t have a national presence either – dickhead
Jeremy has been a class act since he shifted from delivering parcels to delivering headlines in the McKay King days. His partnership with Roy M was one that set a benchmark in the 80’s and 90’s and helped generate the great rivalry within the Saatchi network. That standard kept going with the Meares Taine/Ogilvy evolution.
I’m betting with Basil and Damon now in the driving seat, Jeremy’s legacy will only get stronger.
Brilliant, they now have no creative back-bone. Jeremy was the only person left with the balls to stand-up to management. Now he’s going the creative department will have the solidity of custard.
Anyone reckon Roy and Jeremy will set up on their own again?
A real loss. Jeremy is an outstanding creative and a bloody good bloke. They are all the poorer without him.
See me go.
All the best Jeremy.
Sam
All the best JT…see you down South for a pint!