Steve Doherty departs GPY&R replaced by Matt Farrugia and Julian Bell

Steve Doherty is to depart GPY&R Melbourne, with Matt Farrugia and Julian Bell promoted to the roles of managing partners of the agency.

Doherty has been group managing director for the last two years taking the reins of the agency in the wake of the departure of Russel Howcroft. 

GPY&R Melbourne said it was restructuring its leadership team in the wake of the changes with the new team to report to Jason Buckley, regional COO Y&R Group.

“Right now making the necessary changes in leadership to modernise the agency had to happen,” Buckley told Mumbrella this morning. “It was always going to happen and Defence Force was only one of the reasons why we made the change. Changing the leadership structure was part of modernising, and it’s natural evolution for the agency.”