Phil Hayden departs as Naked CEO after nine months

Tim Burrowes

June 1, 2012 6:07

Hayden: Quitting as Naked CEO

Phil Hayden, the CEO of Naked Communications Asia pac operation including Australia, has left the company – leaving the agency searching for a new boss.

His departure comes less than nine months after he took on the role after joining Naked through the merger of fellow Photon Group strategy agency Bellamy Hayden.

The company has been taking a new direction under co-chairman Steve Gatfield who joined last year.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.