COLLIS HEADING TO OGILVY JAPAN
Leo Burnett national creative director Mark Collis is heading to the ECD gig at Ogilvy Japan in March, replacing Aussie expat, Marcus Jackson . (Jackson has transferred to Ogilvy Hong Kong as regional creative partner on Coca-Cola. Singapore based
regional creative partners Gary Tranter and Matt Cullen (both Aussie expats) are looking after the department in Tokyo until Collis joins.)
Collis leaves on a high after the worldwide creative success of WWF ‘Earth Hour’ last year, which won multiple gongs including a rare Titanium Lion at Cannes. Burnett’s new national CEO Todd Sampson, who has worked with Collis on and off for many years, confirmed Collis was leaving: “I will miss Mark, he has set a high standard for the future. We wish him all the best in Japan”.
Collis is currently on a shoot in Brasil and Sampson said a search for his replacement is well advanced to ensure a smooth transition.
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Anybody who changes his name from Barnett to Jaackson is a pretentious try-hard who deserves to lose his hair while he’s still relatively young.
Funnily enough Mark looks just like the Japanese General in “Letters from Iwo Jima”. He’ll probably rule his Ogilvy underlings in a similar fashion.
What if they change it to Jaacson?
or Siimon?
“Anybody who changes his name from Barnett to Jaackson is a pretentious try-hard who deserves to lose his hair while he’s still relatively young. ”
Always see this about Jackson/Barnett/Jaacson but never any proof. Probably some malcontent he fired. Obviously because the guy couldn’t get an idea.
Gary’s a Brit.
good luck mark, japan isn’t anything like australia…
what the fuck is wrong with you people?
what have you got against poor marrcus.
you clearly have no clue about the reasons behind the name change, so don’t judge it.
Shouldn’t you people be thinking of creative ideas that sell, and stop making fun of somebody for changing their name to Jackson?
WHO CARES?
Oh and Yes, Japan is a Hell of a lot different then AU but then again what isn’t?