JWT ECD Mark Harricks resigns after three years
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JWT ECD Mark Harricks has resigned from the Sydney agency after just over three years and is set to leave at the end of the month.
In a statement he said: “I’ve really enjoyed pulling together and leading one of the most talented and passionate group of creatives I’ve had the privilege to work with.
“I’m proud that the last three years have culminated in JWT Sydney producing our most creative work on our biggest brands and that the general standard of work has risen significantly.”
Harricks joined JWT in February 2011 after nearly three years as a creative director at DDB Sydney.
JWT Australasia CEO John Gutteridge said in a statement: “Mark is without doubt a truly brilliant guy; well liked and respected by colleagues, clients and industry peers.
“Mark and I have been discussing his decision for some time, and although he will be missed, we have Mark and his team to thank for some of the most outstanding creative work recently put out by JWT Sydney. We thank him for his passionate commitment and wish him well for the future.”
Harricks has assisted in the search for his replacement, however while a new person has been appointed Gutteridge was not in a position to announce details.
“I will work closely with Mark and his successor over the next few weeks, we look forward to making a formal announcement very soon,” Gutteridge said.
Harricks had worked on JWT Sydney’s campaign for Kellogg’s in which a man hypnotises another man with a bowl of Crunchy Nut cornflakes and Kimberley-Clark’s ‘Gripples’ toilet paper campaign.
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