Clemenger BBDO Wellington appoints Andrew Holt as managing director – promoted from group account director at Colenso BBDO
Andrew Holt has been appointed managing director of Clemenger BBDO Wellington, effective 1 December 2010 from his current position as a group account director at Colenso BBDO in Auckland where he has been responsible for managing the Vodafone business across the Clemenger Group and the highly awarded Yellow account, since January 2009.
Holt replaces Clemenger BBDO Wellington veteran Kevin Stroud whospent 20 years with the agency before resigning in April this year topursue other interests.
This appointment recognises Clemenger Group’s commitment to maintaining a world-class offering in the Wellington market, says Clemenger Group CEO Jim Moser.
“I have known and respected Andrew for years – first in Sydney and nowin Auckland,” says Moser. “Since his arrival at Colenso BBDO almost two years ago,he has made a hugely positive impact on the agency and mostimportantly, on our clients’ business. Andrew was always destined foran agency leadership role and we’re thrilled that his next challenge iswithin the Clemenger Group New Zealand.”
Says Clemenger BBDO Wellington executive creative director PhilipAndrew: “Andrew will be an exciting addition to our business here inthe Capital. He has a strong strategic skill set and he also ‘gets’ thework. He is a passionate advocate for challenging creative workconverting to business success. I can’t wait for him to start and weare all looking forward to the time when he will call Wellingtonhome.”
“I’m honoured to be joining Clemenger in Wellington. It’s an iconicagency with a great pedigree of fantastic work and it’s full oftalented people. I’m really looking forward to working with them tocreate a new chapter of great work for our clients,” says Holt.
Hailing from the UK, Holt began his career at BMP DDB London in 1997working across major clients including Anheuser Busch, British Gas,Kraft Foods and the Government Central Office of Information.
He moved to Australia in 2003 and worked for Lowe Hunt where he becamea client services director. In 2006 he joined the management team atSaatchi & Saatchi Sydney, leading the Foxtel, Fox Sports and Aussieaccounts alongside new business wins for Macquarie Capital and NSWDepartment of Commerce.
Holt’s replacement at Colenso BBDO Auckland will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Jim’s spy.
Indeed 12.51 – appointed by the mother ship with a direct line in to Jim….watch out Wellington.
Well done Bolty. Let the dog see the rabbit.
Looks like his hair already lives in Wellington.
He looks like $10 text Gary.
Holty is a top, genuine bloke. I’d have him in my agency in a heartbeat. All the very best buddy.
He hasn’t exactly hit the ball out of the park on Vodafone though has he? They run international ads now, or Colenso 99 do the retail bits. It needed someone to confidently get on the front foot with Voda to give them the confidence to value high quality local productions. Hell of a jaw on that man too!
is wilson replacing him? bc&f
I read this story in Friday’s NBR too.
Together with this announcement, the CEO makes defensive ‘swipes’ about one of their other companies, with a really odd comment about ‘agendas’.
Uh… people only talk about what they see. So if you don’t like what people are talking about, then maybe go and fix what they see instead of making paranoid comments that aren’t warranted.
so that new voda ad is international? -the perspectives one…
8.27 and 1.14 Well that’s a compliment. They are all local – that includes the recent ‘New’ ad, Symphonia etc. I can’t even think of an international one that has run recently.