Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney names Toby Aldred general manager

Saatchi & Saatchi Australia has named Toby Aldred general manager of its Sydney arm.

Aldred has spent the last five years at the agency as managing partner of the St George Bank Group account, and prior to that was based in London, where he was a business director at M&C Saatchi.

Aldred first joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 2013

In his time so far with Saatchi & Saatchi, Aldred was responsible for expanding its relationship with the banking group, which includes Bank SA and the Bank of Melbourne.

New Saatchi & Saatchi Australia CEO, Anthony Gregorio, said Aldred had made a “phenomenal contribution” to Saatchi & Saatchi over the past five years.

“Toby literally embodies the ‘Nothing is Impossible’ spirit that is at the heart of our brand and in my short time here, he has impressed me with his ability and attitude. I look forward to working more closely with him to continue to build on the success of the Saatchi brand well into the future,” Gregorio said.

Aldred said he was grateful for the appointment.

“I’m humbled to receive any form of recognition for a job that allows me to skip into work every day and collaborate with such fantastic and interesting colleagues and clients,” he said.

The appointment comes four months after Gregorio joined the business. Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney also recently appointed Rebecca Carrasco as its deputy executive creative director.

Saatchi & Saatchi’s clients include Football Federation Australia, St George Bank and Landcruiser.