Cowan Design appoints ex-Campaign Palace boss Tom Cooper as Australasian MD
The former boss of The Campaign Palace’s Melbourne office has taken the top job at branding and packaging design studio Cowan.
Tom Cooper, who was MD of The Palace for three years between 2007 and 2010, and before that GM at GPY&R Melbourne, becomes MD, Australia and New Zealand for Cowan Design, based in Melbourne.
His arrival comes after a period of upheaval for Cowan, which was hit by the exit of three senior executives last year – Chris Tremewen, who headed up the Sydney and Melbourne operation as group MD, executive creative director Matt Walker and financial controller Mark Albones.
Combined, they had spent 37 years at Cowan Design, before leaving to launch their own company, The Key Branding. The Melbourne-based studio has seen out a non-compete period, and has since picked up work for Carlton United Brewers, Heinz, Simplot and Coles.
Good luck to a good man.
“I’m not interested in the whys and the wherefores of what happened before I arrived.”
Well done Coops, great to have you back on the Melbourne creative scene
There is no man that looks better in a blue checked shirt than Tom. Well done old boy! Welcome to the world of Design.