NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tham Khai Meng, Worldwide Chief Creative Officer
of Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) announced today the promotion of
Gerry Human from Chief Creative
Officer, O&M Advertising London to Global Executive Creative
Director, Global Brand Management.
This new role expands Mr. Human's creative responsibilities to a
global and cross-discipline scope. He will continue to be based in
the London office and will report
directly to Mr. Tham while working closely with Jaime Prieto, President of the Ogilvy &
Mather Global Brand Management (GBM).
The GBM is Ogilvy & Mather's global organization responsible
for the health and growth of the agency's largest multinational
clients.
In addition to his new remit of elevating the work across
targeted GBM brands, Mr. Human will continue as creative lead on
his UK clients: Philips, Expedia and Kronenbourg 1664. He will
continue to serve on the O&M Worldwide Creative Council and
O&M UK Board.
Mr. Human joined O&M in 2003 when the ad agency he
co-founded, HarrisonHuman, was acquired by O&M South Africa.
With the acquisition, Mr. Human became ECD of O&M Johannesburg,
where he led the agency to win Agency of the Year several times
during his tenure. In 2009 he relocated to O&M London to take
on creative leadership of the office's Unilever business. Two years
later, he was named Executive Creative Director of O&M
Advertising London. He was instrumental in the agency winning the
Philips, as well as Kronenbourg 1664 and Pizza Hut accounts. The
period since he was named ECD of O&M Advertising London is the
most awarded in O&M London's 65-year history.
In making this appointment, Mr. Tham said:
"Gerry has done mold-breaking work for O&M in every role
he's served. Under his leadership, O&M Advertising London has
created some of the most rewarded work in the agency's history.
Gerry is not only a rare and gifted talent, but also has
impeccable creative pedigree and proven leadership skills to drive
the great work we are doing everyday for our GBM clients. Jaime and
I very much look forward to working with Gerry in his new
role, and congratulate him wholeheartedly on this well deserved
promotion."
Commenting on his new role, Mr. Human said:
"Khai has done an outstanding job of leading O&M and
raising the network's creative profile. The network is
second to none. I look forward to working with Khai and Jaime
in this new role and playing a part in helping our global
clients do even better work."
About Ogilvy & Mather
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of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. It
was named the Cannes Lions Network of the Year for four consecutive
years, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015; and the EFFIEs World's Most
Effective Agency Network for two consecutive years 2012 and 2013.
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disciplines: advertising; public relations and public affairs;
branding and identity; shopper and retail marketing; health care
communications; direct, digital, promotion and relationship
marketing; consulting, research and analytics; branded content and
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Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses through
its network of more than 500 offices in 126 countries. It is a WPP
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