Saatchis snares Jason Lonsdale as head of planning
Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney has filled its long-vacant head of planning position, Mumbrella can reveal.
Kiwi Jason Lonsdale joins from Canadian agency Taxi as executive planning director.
Lonsdale is the second major hire since the arrival of new boss Michael Rebelo, who took over as CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi from John Foley less than a month ago. Rebelo brought in Damon Stapleton from TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris as ECD last month.
Lonsdale teams up with Rebelo for the second time, having worked with him at Saatchi & Saatchi London.
Did they use the right head shot for this press release? Isn’t that Ricky Gervais?
Jason is a terrific planner and a great bloke. This is an excellent hire for Saatchi Sydney
I have worked with Jason and I agree, he is a great planner and a lovely guy. This is going to be interesting!
it’s great to see Russell Crowe back in Australia
What does Matthew Newton know about advertising planning!?