World-class Talent Enhances Grey's Creative Firepower
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Houston, Worldwide CEO of Grey Group,
today announced that Adrian Rossi is
joining Grey London as Creative Chairman, a new position. He
will report to John Patroulis,
Worldwide Chief Creative Officer of Grey. Vicki Maguire continues in her role as Chief
Creative Officer of Grey London.
Rossi will oversee all creative development; help set and
implement the creative vision; spearhead the recruitment of top
talent and guide new business creative efforts working closely with
Eduardo Maruri, President and CEO of
Grey Europe.
"Adrian is making some of the most awarded and inspiring work in
the world right now, and he pairs an impressive creative pedigree
with a humanity that shines in both the work he makes and in the
way he leads," John Patroulis said.
"I think he'll be an amazing leader for Grey London, working with a
great team already in place to help push where we're headed as an
agency, and as an industry. We're lucky to have him."
Michael Houston said, "We are
delighted to welcome Adrian to Grey London. He will become a
key member of our Grey Global Creative Council. His work
across every creative platform has expanded the boundaries of
communications."
Adrian Rossi: Bio
Adrian Rossi has spent the last
seven years at AMV BBDO London, becoming only the fourth person to
take the Executive Creative Director title and oversee the creative
department since 2013.
He has been recognized as the Number 1 creative director in the
world at the Cannes Lions and the most awarded creative leader in
the United Kingdom according to
the Big Won.
Under his leadership, AMV BBDO has become the second most
awarded agency in the world at Cannes, with a record of three Grand Prix and
one Titanium. D&AD has named AMV BBDO "UK Creative Agency
of the Year" three times. During that time, AMV BBDO has won
every honor at every major national and international awards show,
including over 20 Agency of the Year Awards. The work has crossed
popular culture, being talked about in UK House of Commons
and the United Nations and even forms part of the permanent
exhibition at the Design Museum in London.
As a creative, Rossi has won every top international creative
honor several times over, including Cannes Lions, D&AD Yellow
Pencils, Clios, New York Festival, BTAA, Creative Circle and
Kinsale.
He began his career as an Art Director at Saatchi & Saatchi
in 1994, went on to become a Creative Director at BBH for over a
decade and joined Glue Isobar, the digital agency in 2010.
Adrian Rossi's arrival in
London follows the announcement of
an expanded creative leadership team at Grey New York. Four
new Executive Creative Directors joined last month from R/GA,
McCann and DDB New York.
About Grey
Grey is the advertising network of Grey Group, which ranks among
the largest global communications companies. Its parent
company is WPP (NYSE: WPP). Under the banner of "Grey Famously
Effective Since 1917" the agency serves a blue-chip roster of many
of the world's best known companies: Procter & Gamble,
GlaxoSmithKline, Kellogg's, Pfizer, Canon, Marriott Hotels &
Resorts, Nestle, Walgreens, Applebee's, and T.J. Maxx. In
recent years, Grey has been named Adweek's 'Global Agency of
the Year" twice; Advertising Age's 'Agency of the Year'
and Campaign magazine's 'Global Network of the Year' in
recognition of its creative and business performance
(www.grey.com)
Contact: Owen J. Dougherty
212-546-2551
owen.dougherty@grey.com
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