The Royals’ Michaela Futcher departs for TBWA Media Arts Lab in Singapore, replaced by Tom Donald
The Royals head of strategy, Michaela Futcher, has departed the business to become regional head of strategy for APAC at TBWA Media Arts Lab in Singapore.
In her place, the agency has hired Tom Donald as head of strategy in Sydney, from M&C Saatchi’s design business Re.

Futcher had been with The Royals since 2015
Futcher had been The Royals since 2015, after moving across from Droga5 as planning director. She was promoted to head of strategy in 2017. Futcher has previously worked at Young & Rubicam Group and George Pattison Y&R.
Great hire of Tom there.
Very talented, and a top human being.