R/GA executive producer Ben Kidney returns to Australia for role with Ogilvy

Ogilvy Australia has appointed R/GA New York executive producer Ben Kidney as head of digital for its Melbourne office.

Kidney returns to Australia after a year and a half with R/GA, having worked with Tribal DDB Melbourne as the general manager for nearly 18-months before that.

In a statement he said: “I’m excited to be returning to Australia and be part of what I believe to be the best talent in the country here at Ogilvy.

“I was immediately drawn to Ogilvy’s ethos of placing the consumer need at the centre of the experience and addressing creative and channel considerations from that point.”