Clemenger Group chairman Robert Morgan retires
Clemenger Group’s chairman Robert Morgan has announced he will retire at the end of the month.
Morgan started with Clemenger 46 years ago. He started as an account executive in Melbourne, and rose through the ranks.
When co-founder Peter Clemenger stepped down in 1998, Morgan became CEO of the group, a role he stayed in until the end of 2021. He was also chairman of the group, a role he has held for over 23 years.
I first met Rob in the mid 90s. Generous with his time, shrewd with his decisions. He taught me the hard way not to swallow the snake oil of a certain Sydney counterpart when the battle was on to succeed Peter. He wasn’t always happy with what I wrote, but even then he was the consumate diplomat. And of course, there was “the dinner”. A prize from the agency for winning some sort of quiz and hosted by his MD. Reputedly the most expensive one-on-one journo dinner Clems ever paid for. He leaves enormous shoes to fill and an unmatched legacy.
Congratulations Robert. You were great to work for.
Maybe you should start being the Coach of the Swans!
Remarkable that a creative industry publication would so thoroughly sidestep the Venice Biennale debacle that unfolded under Morgan’s watch as Chair of Creative Australia.
While his legacy in advertising may be secure, his short-lived tenure at Creative Australia deserve more scrutiny than silence.