Ogilvy ANZ CEO Sally Kissane steps down

July 8, 2025 3:32

Ogilvy Network’s ANZ CEO, Sally Kissane, has today announced she will step down from her role this month, after a three-decade tenure at the agency.

Kissane started at Ogilvy Sydney in client service in the early 1990s. She then spent ten years with Ogilvy New York, primarily working on the IBM global account.

In 2012, she returned to Sydney to lead Ogilvy One, a role she remained in for six years. By 2018, she was named managing director of Ogilvy Australia, partnering with Michelle Holland. Finally, in 2021, she became CEO of Ogilvy Australia.

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Lauren McNamara

Lauren McNamara is a freelance journalist. She previously spent three years at Mumbrella, most recently as the associate editor. She left her staff role in August 2025.