Ogilvy boss Tom Moult departs after less than two years
Tom Moult is leaving Ogilvy after less than two years as executive chairman, the company has announced.
He joined Ogilvy & Mather Australia in a surprise move from Euro RSCG in November 2010.
His departure comes a month after Ogilvy’s global boss Miles Young hinted that change was afoot in the Australian operation.
Young said: “We have a very clear vision for reinventing Ogilvy Australia, with digital at the heart. We’re trying to digitise the agency across the board – which is not a common way of doing things in Australia.”
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Good to see Ogilvy recognising talent and promoting from within. That Michael McEwan is as smart as he is handsome.
Nice one Billy- and you Mr McEwan!
Nothing more revealing here than the usual press release spin.
Looking forward to reading Tom’s memoirs, or another of his insightful blogs on adland’s introspective view of the business world.
Cheers, Tom, enjoy a Yarra Yerring tonight.
Tom is a top guy…
mad to let him go
I had October. Damn.
Aren’t they right in the middle of the Westpac pitch?
I met Tom for breakfast just after he took the mission on. i asked him if he was mad! he’s done a bloody good job of turning a very complex and cumbersome ship around… best of luck to him.
Bookie – you should have factored in the 3 months gardening leave.
I spy a rocky patch for Ogilvy.
Soon after I joined Singos, Gavin Larkin said to me “The day you start at Singos, they fire a bullet. Eventually that bullet catches up with you”. I dodged the bullet for over four years. I assume Tom was smart enough to step out the door and close it before the bullet even got close.