Former Saatchi & Saatchi London CEO Chris Kay returns to Aus for UTS academic role
Former Saatchi & Saatchi CEO Chris Kay has returned to Australia to bring his wealth of experience to a new role as industry professor at UTS Business School.
Prior to his role at Saatchi & Saatchi in London, Kay was global partner and Asia Pacific CEO at 72and Sunny, head of marketing at Manchester City FC, and did stints at TBWA working on campaigns for PlayStation Europe, and at Fallon, where he launched the iconic Cadbury ‘Gorilla’ ads.
Kay is also author of Amazon best-seller Reset Inc: A Handbook for the future of work. He returned to Australia last month, where he will also launch andOpen.xyz, a new coaching and content collective for modern leaders.
“As one of the most successful and influential advertising executives of his generation, Chris brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the UTS Business School.
“Chris’ work with the School will include providing thought leadership on the creative industries, advertising and brand management, sharing insights on contemporary business and strategic leadership, and leveraging his deep expertise to inform our degrees and other learning programs, and industry projects and partnerships,” said Professor Carl Rhodes, Dean of UTS Business School.
“Chris’ appointment will also further support the School’s vision of being a socially-committed business school focused on developing and sharing knowledge for an innovative, sustainable and prosperous economy in a fairer world.”
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