R/GA Sydney appoints Andy Wright as managing director

R/GA Sydney has appointed Interbrand general manager Andy Wright as managing director who will work alongside current managing director Ameer Yousef who, after a period of transition, will be transferring back to R/GA New York.

Wright joins the agency after two-and-a-half years with Intebrand where he held the role of general manager across the agencies’ Sydney and Melbourne offices.

He will report to R/GA’s founder, chairman and CEO Bob Greenberg and be responsible for “driving and shaping the office’s long-term strategic roadmap and vision, developing new business and overseeing recruitment of the top talent in the region”.

Greenberg said in a statement: “Andy’s history of executing award-winning, innovative work for major brands while strategically growing an office, both in headcount and revenue, made him an ideal choice as R/GA Sydney’s new Managing Director.