Michael Godwin named as boss of JWT Melbourne

JWT has appointed DDB’s Michael Godwin as MD of its Melbourne office following the promotion of John Gutteridge to the national CEO role.   

The announcement:

John Gutteridge, JWT Australasia CEO, today announced that Michael Godwin will take up the position of Managing Director of JWT Melbourne on October 25 this year.

Godwin, whose stellar career actually began at JWT Melbourne working on the Ford account, has held high level executive positions at DDB in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne since 1998. Largely credited for retaining and growing the McDonalds account, Godwin was also instrumental in DDB winning the Coles account. Godwin has resigned from his Executive Director position at DDB Melbourne to take on the JWT MD role. “Michael has one of those infectious personalities. He is a born leader with a proven track record of building and growing solid relationships around him. His love for the creative product and intuition for business practice really impressed me. There is no one better suited to continue the transformation of our Melbourne business,” said Gutteridge.