BRIDGET TAYLOR RESIGNS FROM DEPUTY CD GIG AT DDB, HEADING TO SINGAPORE
CB EXCLUSIVE – As a consequence of today’s news that Dean Taylor, the current MD of Saatchi &Saatchi Auckland, has been promoted to CEO of Saatchi’s Singapore/Kuala Lumpur, his wife Bridget, deputy creative director at DDB, has resigned to follow her hubbie to Asia.
Dean Taylor replaces John Foley, an ex-Saatchi NZ team member who has been promotedto CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi Australia.
Bridget told CB: “Eight years is a long time on paper. But when it’s spent surrounded by super talented, wonderfully entertaining people, it flies by. There’s Regan Grafton, one of the few people who can make me blush and also the guy I’ve won awards with at every major award show including Cannes Gold. Toby Talbot, who never sleeps, opting instead to make incredible work. And too many other people in the industry here to mention.
“So I’m sad to say that I am leaving to go to Singapore with my husband Dean Taylor who will be heading up Saatchi Singapore and Malaysia. I’m calling it my first wifely duty. Not that I’m not hanging up my Sharpie just yet. There’s this Titanium award and D&AD pencil I rather fancy. So please contact me at bidtaylor@gmail.com if you’d like one of those too. I’ll also be continuing on ABCs The Gruen Transfer, beginning 25th February.”
Says DDB executive creative director Toby Talbot: “Bridget has played a huge part in this agency’s success for many years. Her loyalty, her laughter and her filthy sense of humour will be missed by all of us. I’m sure that whatever role she chooses to take in Asia, be it ‘the CEO’s wife,’ a TV presenter, a gun writer or a CD, she will succeed brilliantly.
“I have exciting plans in place for DDB’s creative department with a new group head structure and a search underway for a 2IC.”
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Meanwhile, several less-good-looking creatives have relocated and not a peep from CB. Oh to be pretty.
10:13… let us know who we missed.
Oh come the fuck on 10.13
comment 10.13
Written by Junior creative aged 45,
Bitter? Yes.
Twisted? Yes
Gold Lions? lets see…
They most not have been as awarded to have given a dam about, hick she levels DDB one of the tops in the world its a pretty a big deal, wouldn’t you think.
Jeez Toby. You’ve got Hanko. You’ve got Regan. You’ve got a ready-made 2IC. You’re just being greedy.
I want to work where 11.47 works. They start drinking real early.
Good point 11.47
Could somebody please translate 11.47 for me?
11:47 – You sound like an extremely intelligent person.
Does anyone have a clue what 1147 meant?
12.54 I think you might have forgotten Ellison…
Vote 1 for Hanko!
4:15 – Good call Kim
Sorry 6.58. Sorry Kim. Yes hanko, Regan and Kim.
I bet these guys are feeling the love Toby. Water water everywhere…
Bridg, I love that you got a bigger press release here than your hubbie. Nice work. Best of luck in S’pore.
C
11:47. Arh so not a copy writer.
What about Pete Thompson?
Kim? Come ON! Taking retail seriously is just for pitches.
Kim. That’s pretty funny.
I think retail people should stick to doing retail and the ad people should keep doing the strong work that has being comes out of DDB. If you mess with it too much it will back to the old drab days of average. Hanko is by far the biggest talent and everyone knows it.
VOTE HANKO
mk
Is that you Hanko, you cheeky grumpy old bugger
Thanks for the blast from the past, 7.28. I used to know an old guy who considered retail and “strong work” to be entirely different things. You reminded me of him and for that, I thank you.
If it’s the same old guy I’m thinking about, the only reason he likes retail is $$$. Pays the retail peeps nothing and adds all that cash to his bottom line.
Isn’t he a clever old teletubbie? Or is that why the retail minions keep leaving?
Whaddaya think?