Former Leo Burnett CEO Todd Sampson departs advertising industry

Zoe Samios

January 30, 2017 5:27

Todd Sampson, the non-executive chairman at Leo Burnett, has announced his resignation from the agency after almost 10 years, as well as his departure from the advertising industry.

Sampson left his role as CEO at Leo Burnett in 2015, and in his time at the agency, Leo Burnett claim to have won Agency of the Year 12 times across local, regional and global levels.

Sampson: “I have always believed your job as a leader is not complete until your succession is in place”

The creative has become the most famous advertising man since the rise of John Singleton in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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2 COMMENTS

stardom calling 30 Jan 17

being on the telly would be way more fun

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Miguel Ponte 31 Jan 17

Todd is a smart hunter-gatherer,
I ‘hear’ he’s been hunting for a suitable female lead to play alongside him in the upcoming ( shushhhh ) TV series
‘Sampson und Delilah’.
May his Hair grow long !

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